A WORTHY SERVANT
“FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD"
Matthew 10:37-39 “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who DOES NOT take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
Philippians 1:27-28 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.
Colossians 1:10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
Thessalonians 2:12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
Thessalonians 1:5-6,8,11 All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you HE WILL PUNISH those who do not know God and DO NOT OBEY THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS. With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you WORTHY OF HIS CALLING, and that by HIS POWER he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.
Titus 1:9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Revelation 3:4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for THEY ARE WORTHY.
ARE YOU “WORTHY” OF SALVATION BY CLAIMING TO HAVE A FAITH “ALONE”? ONE THAT IS VOID OF WORKS OR WHICH IS A “DEAD FAITH” ACCDG. TO JAMES.
Matthew 25:20-21,24-30 The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you ENTRUSTED me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful SERVANT! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ “
Then the man who had received the one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ “His master replied, ‘YOU WICKED, LAZY SERVANT! So you knew that I harvest where I
have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. “‘Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that WORTHLESS SERVANT outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
THE LORD JESUS WAS A SERVANT OF GOD ALONG WITH THE APOSTLES, PROPHETS AND ALL HIS DISCIPLES. HE IS THE HEAD OF THE BODY WHICH IS THE CHURCH (ephesians 5:23, colossians 1:18)
SERVANTS WHO HAVE FAITH IN HIM WILL DO WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO THE FATHER (john 14:12, 16:10)
THOSE WHO CLAIM TO BE SAVED THROUGH THEIR “FAITH ALONE” WHICH IS VOID OF WORKS, ARE CLEARLY NOT SERVING GOD. THEY HAVE A DEAD FAITH AND ÀRE THEREFORE NOT REALLY SAVED BASED ON WHAT “FAITH ALONE” SEEMS TO IMPLY.
24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and NOT BY FAITH ONLY.
26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD also.
18 Behold MY SERVANT, whom I have chosen;
My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased:
I will put my spirit upon him,
And he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
8 though he were a Son, yet learned he OBEDIENCE by the things which he suffered; 9 and being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that OBEY him;
OUR LORD JESUS HAVE NOT FOUND YOUR DEEDS COMPLETE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD.
REMEMBER THEREFORE WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD AND RECEIVED, “OBEY IT, AND REPENT. (revelations 3:1-6)
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALREADY HEARD AND RECEIVED THE WORD OF TRUTH. JESUS IS APPEALING OR TEACHING YOU TO REMEMBER THEM, TO OBEY THEM AND REPENT AND LIVE LIVES WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING.
GOD BLESS.
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