If you will notice mate.....the difference is found below...
Group a....SAVED by faith and faith alone...any work or fruit is the result of the salvation and or faith one already possesses in Christ...and the saved may or may not produce based upon growth, maturity, the word, and will produce works of every flavor...some burnt to a crisp yet saved, some purified and brings glory to God
Group B....Saved by faith but topped off, maintained or embellished by works, deny the above bolded and some even ignorantly state that no one is saved until the end when their works are seen by Christ and or state that ONE is not saved if they HAVE NO WORKS<---while yanking JAMES out of context that is......
We have consistently said that ALL genuinely saved have already done the work of the HEAVENLY FATHER in belief.
Repent =
feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin.
Mat_3:2 And saying,
Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mat_4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mar_1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mar_6:12 And they went out, and preached
that men should repent.
Luk_13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 5 I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Luk_17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and
if he repent, forgive him.
Act_2:38 Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act_3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Act_8:22
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Act_17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth
all men every where to repent:
Act_26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that
they should repent and turn to God, and
do works meet for repentance.
Rev_3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,
and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rev_3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten:
be zealous therefore, and repent.
Mat 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Mat 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Mat 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Just because they claimed they were children of Abraham they still needed to surrender their hearts and we can do the same thing today and claim that we are children of Christ but not bring forth fruits that are true to our faith. We can be no different to the pharisees and Sadducee in our outward claims.
Faith and works go hand in hand with each other. It is Christ's righteousness that saves us and our faith in His grace. But to continue in sin that grace might abound is not real faith.
