Is believing/faith a work ?

meshak

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beloved57 said:
Do u want to discuss the points made in the Op ?
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You made a false accusations.

You lied about my posts.

And you try to silence those speak the whole truth.

some of us are claiming producing fruit is the core of salvation.

And we are challenging your claim. so stop harassing posters who are challenging your claim.
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Yes, believe in Jesus is producing godly fruit.

We are on the topic.
 
beloved57

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meshak said:
You made a false accusations.

You lied about my posts.

And you try to silence those speak the whole truth.

some of us are claiming producing fruit is the core of salvation.

And we are challenging your claim. so stop harassing posters who are challenging your claim.
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Yes, believe in Jesus is producing godly fruit.

We are on the topic.
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More harrasment, rabbit trail and evasion from the OP. So I will ask you again. Do you care to discuss the OP points ?
 
marhig

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Nanja said:

Is believing / faith a work?
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Faith comes by hearing the word of God and believing, and when we believe the truth, we are to turn from sin and obey God, and do the works as God starts to change our hearts. We can't fight our flesh without God, but we are to obey him and live by his will and in his time he will bless us with his Spirit and help us to overcome through Christ Jesus.

Romans 10

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
 
beloved57

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marhig said:
Faith comes by hearing the word of God and believing, and when we believe the truth, we are to turn from sin and obey God, and do the works as God starts to change our hearts. We can't fight our flesh without God, but we are to obey him and live by his will and in his time he will bless us with his Spirit and help us to overcome through Christ Jesus.

Romans 10

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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Do you want to discuss the OP ?
 
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beloved57 said:
The answer is absolutely yes. If we agree with the overall definition of work according to the greek word for work ergon:

See strongs # 2041:


  1. business, employment, that which any one is occupied
    1. that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
  2. any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind


  3. an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work

    A work is anything done, accomplished by #1 hand, #2 art, #3 industry, #4 or MIND

    The mind is :

    (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.

    Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities.

    So believing something via the mental activity and process of reasoning is work. The process of decision making is a activity, work of the mind.

    Now for instance, the sin of hatred Gal 5:19-20


    Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,


    20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

    [/B]! Yet in Vs 19 its stated as an work of the flesh

    So activity in and with the mind/heart is a work, this cannot be denied..

    Now believing is either a work of the flesh [unregenerate] or of the Spirit [ regenerated]




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-"The answer is absolutely yes."
You say that belief which is causal to works pleasing to GOD is actually work itself; but energy/ effort is not causal to more energy/ effort/ potential in and of itself. Not to mention if one works to believe a thing then they don't in actuality, believe it, do they?

-"or mind"

Here you claim work can be a reference to the working or thought processes of the mind. But one can think on a thing and even know a thing wholly yet still not exert energy in accordance with knowledge, which is not work but literal chaos and indifference (unbelief).

-"How is that sin committed ? It starts in the mind or heart"

Here you state that sin or rather work of either sort begins in the heart and or mind. This is true, as is the fact that temptation is sin; but sin observed or tempted by is not sin committed, but the knowledge there of, and as such, not work. So by extension; thought processes are not themselves work exactly. That in no way means we are not to turn from said temptation or that it will not flee upon such actual work.

-"But now Salvation is not by works, Neither by works of the flesh or works of the Spirit."
This being your supposed final point is nonsensical to me and self contradictory as salvation is of Faith which is somewhat synonymous with belief which is not work.

I have done what you requested after opting to leave. Please do not be overly accusatory towards me because of such.

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beloved57

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popsthebuilder said:
-"The answer is absolutely yes."
You say that belief which is causal to works pleasing to GOD is actually work itself; but energy/ effort is not causal to more energy/ effort/ potential in and of itself. Not to mention if one works to believe a thing then they don't in actuality, believe it, do they?

-"or mind"

Here you claim work can be a reference to the working or thought processes of the mind. But one can think on a thing and even know a thing wholly yet still not exert energy in accordance with knowledge, which is not work but literal chaos and indifference (unbelief).

-"How is that sin committed ? It starts in the mind or heart"

Here you state that sin or rather work of either sort begins in the heart and or mind. This is true, as is the fact that temptation is sin; but sin observed or tempted by is not sin committed, but the knowledge there of, and as such, not work. So by extension; thought processes are not themselves work exactly. That in no way means we are not to turn from said temptation or that it will not flee upon such actual work.

-"But now Salvation is not by works, Neither by works of the flesh or works of the Spirit."
This being your supposed final point is nonsensical to me and self contradictory as salvation is of Faith which is somewhat synonymous with belief which is not work.

I have done what you requested after opting to leave. Please do not be overly accusatory towards me because of such.

peace







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Ok believing is a work. I discussed why in my Op. You don't agree and u contradicted yourself by saying you agreed with me See post 29 and in the same breath you contradicted the point of the op by saying Faith is not a work.

Now you want to discuss something else which I'm not interested in and frankly i would appreciate it if you begin your own thread on topics you are interested in discussing with people.
 
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beloved57 said:
Ok believing is a work. I discussed why in my Op. You don't agree and u contradicted yourself by saying you agreed with me See post 29 and in the same breath you contradicted the point of the op by saying Faith is not a work.

Now you want to discuss something else which I'm not interested in and frankly i would appreciate it if you begin your own thread on topics you are interested in discussing with people.
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I admit that I did unwittingly contradict myself. I'm human; it is a possibility.

But you saying you don't want to discuss your op with me point for point after asking me to note each point is kinda weak to me, but I'm only human, again, so

peace

( And to be clear; I agreed initially because everything one does is work. But after more careful active thought, I recalled that belief in and of itself is not an active thought process, but knowledge(not work, but potential))

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popsthebuilder said:
I admit that I did unwittingly contradict myself. I'm human; it is a possibility.

But you saying you don't want to discuss your op with me point for point after asking me to note each point is kinda weak to me, but I'm only human, again, so

peace

( And to be clear; I agreed initially because everything one does is work. But after more careful active thought, I recalled that belief in and of itself is not an active thought process, but knowledge(not work, but potential))

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O.k. So let's leave it at that. In my opinion you contradicted yourself. I gave my points why i believe believing is a work, you disagree which you have a right to do. Discussion with you is over. I'm interested in someone else's input in discussing the points of the Op.
 
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beloved57

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Is believing/faith a work ?

Again, yes it is. Its the action, function, deed of the mind, the soul, and heart. The word work ergon means:

work, labor, action, deed,

/érgon ("work") is a deed (action) that carries out (completes) an inner desire (intension, purpose)

Phillip told the ethiopian eunuch Acts 8:37

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

So if one bases their Salvation on believing, their act, they are basing it on their works, no way around it !
 
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beloved57

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Any act of obedience to Gods command is a work, a good work. Believing on Christ is a commandment of God, so therefore a good work 1 Jn 3:23

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

Acts 16:31

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

The word believe here is the greek word pisteuō and in this instance its an imperative which means:

The imperative mood corresponds to the English imperative, and expresses a command to the hearer to perform a certain action by the order and authority of the one commanding. Thus, Jesus' phrase, "Repent ye, and believe the gospel" (Mk.1:15) is not at all an "invitation," but an absolute command requiring full obedience on the part of all hearers.

So believing here would be a good work performed by the Jailor if he obeyed the imperative !

And if his act of obeying this command caused God to save him, then he was saved because of a god work he performed !
 
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beloved57 said:
The answer is absolutely yes. If we agree with the overall definition of work according to the greek word for work ergon:

See strongs # 2041:


  1. business, employment, that which any one is occupied
    1. that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
  2. any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind


an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work

A work is anything done, accomplished by #1 hand, #2 art, #3 industry, #4 or MIND
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accomplished by the mind , gotta it

accomplish
1. to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish:
2. to complete

accomplished
1. completed; done; effected:


The mind is :

(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.
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nothing there that can accomplish a work

Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities.
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so thinking not working

So believing something via the mental activity and process of reasoning is work. The process of decision making is a activity, work of the mind.
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:nono: mental activity can accomplish nothing


Now for instance, the sin of hatred Gal 5:19-20
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Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,


20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

How is that sin committed ? It starts in the mind or heart ! Yet in Vs 19 its stated as an work of the flesh
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again the definition you provided says accomplished

"any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind"

hatred needs to be carried out or performed to be manifested





 
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