Not By Works

James out of context will lead many straight to the pit........

his faith was perfected by works. (Net bible)
James 2:22

I know these issues are complex and rely on a pure heart, cleansed and purified by the blood of Christ.
Without a cleansed heart, we will always change what is meant to be into something different and gentle
towards our problems and difficulties.

Jesus said some strange things. Not that He will judge us, but the very words He has spoken.
I have read so many dismiss His words as for the Jews, as sarcastic instructions to bring condemnation
to legalists, as mocking the pharisees. I now see these arguments for what they are, ways of stopping
change in the hearts of the speakers, and to make them humble themselves and walk in life.

A simple point is to name one issue Jesus talks up that we cannot follow or do.
I have heard people claim sin they know of is minor, not part of the 10 commandments, but when
examined it actually was. Until you walk in the light, self deception is very easy, and being honest
costs too much.

Unfortunately confronting sin and evil is our calling in Christ. We have no compromise possible.

You speak of the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ, yet you claim that same blood cannot save us? You need to re-examine what you believe. A cleansed heart must come after a saved heart. And only the Blood of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ can provided that salvation.

21 Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn't he?


22 You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.


23 And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." And so he was called God's friend.


24 You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone.

21 Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn't he?


22 You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.


23 And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." And so he was called God's friend.


24 You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone.

24 You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone

Key word "observe" meaning this is not justification before God!!

You speak of the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ, yet you claim that same blood cannot save us? You need to re-examine what you believe. A cleansed heart must come after a saved heart. And only the Blood of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ can provided that salvation.

I have a problem in your approach. You want to isolate steps or aspects of our transformation and Gods
work as if this can be isolated, when in eternity it is where we get to that matters.

My concern is creating a false expectation in people who do not know the nature of our walk is always
pushing forward, always growing and changing, always seeing Gods work in new and dynamic ways.

So we come to faith as a gift of God, a supernatural encounter, where we pass from death to life.
The trigger is Gods word and the Holy Spirit. The faith is a loyalty to Christ, an open heart desiring
change and a life of love and righteousness that is like lightening. Repentance, the putting aside
the things of this world for the things of the Spirit, using confession and Gods word and leading
in the Spirit to guide us through along with fellowship with other believers.

Key to this change is an open heart, willing to be cleansed and purified within.
And this is part of our walk, but the start is when we repent, we ask Him to come and meet with
us. This is the point of the beginning, salvation, when our trust goes from being defended to
trusting Him and His work.

Our cleansing happens as part of Christs work within us, and only starts when we have faith
in Him.

My concern with using words like saved, is it creates the impression our cleansing is a benefit
of knowing Christ rather than part of our salvation itself. Without cleansing there is no salvation,
no resolution and arriving at being like Jesus.

Jesus called this process like building something or going to war. It takes time, planning, dedication
and consistency.

Was he SAVED by his actions?

Or was he JUSTFIED in his faith by his actions?

I have a problem with you ignoring word definitions, only using the greek when you want, then calling it a " philosophy " when it defines a word in a way that you do not like, you refusing to admit you are the former peterjens,....

you really do not want to go down the road of " I have a problem with"... after all the non-sense you do and have done.

I have a problem with you ignoring word definitions, only using the greek when you want, then calling it a " philosophy " when it defines a word in a way that you do not like, you refusing to admit you are the former peterjens,....

you really do not want to go down the road of " I have a problem with"... after all the non-sense you do and have done.

Amen to that one.....imagine actually trying to have a convo with him......In between his psychological blather and monologue you would have time to go get a burger, chips n coke, eat, take a stroll through the park and get back in time for corn flakes before you had to respond....!!!

I can imagine a conversation with you about the sermon on the mount.
Very short and very quiet. Sad but conclusive. You could always show me I am wrong

I wonder how many believe they need to be yoked to Jesus.
And why did Jesus use this parable? It is a kind of bondage and
legalism, without the ability to do what one wants, but to submit
and learn and listen and do.

But then maybe this is what they really hate, actually submitting to
Jesus, just believing they have the promises and the best but not
prepared to pay the price.

The use of the word "observe" is only in the International Standard Version translation of the verse.

It is not in the greek. A good translation of the greek is this

"You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone."
James 2:24

So clearly James means works justifies faith, shows it is real and active and not just
an intention or conviction.

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Petey, everytime you bloviate you prove you are wrong..............but hey....wisdom is justified of her children.....!!!

Try again....hehehe

Christ already paid the price pal....and his burden/yoke is EASY AND LIGHT unlike your drivel!