You sly flatterer, you! Funny, in hind site, I can honestly say I never had you pegged as a flatterer. I'm severely understating that too. Wow, you're good!
You are not saying that? Then tell me what we have to obey to get saved.
You sly flatterer, you! Funny, in hind site, I can honestly say I never had you pegged as a flatterer. I'm severely understating that too. Wow, you're good!
Not of yourselves mean I didn't have to do the cleaning works myself by getting circumcised and adhering to a dietary law. Jesus cleaned me.Antiquated Biblical Translation that factors in that pesky DBR... Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
The New God's Truth Translation...
New GT Translation that now allows us to boast of our obedience and works...
You have to do more than just believe.
You have to obey by repenting of your sins.
James says to people such as yourself that you are foolish, and Peter says ignorant and unstable.
See James 2:14, 17, 20, 22, and 24; and 2 Peter 3:16, and 17.
No seriously... Bright Raven gets today's "Patience of Job" Award! No flattery involved.
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Not of yourselves mean I didn't have to do the cleaning works myself by getting circumcised and adhering to a dietary law. Jesus cleaned me.
Galatians 6:13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.
You have no understanding because you listened to the teachings of false teachers.
You can't shame me for obeying Jesus.
We CANNOT OBEY anything TO BE SAVED.
Salvation is ALL OF GOD.
He decided to save.
We CANNOT REPENT of anything UNTIL GOD does the saving and then the Holy Spirit comes in and our hearts are contrite.
James is talking to ALREADY saved.
James 1:1 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2 My brethren,...
Mr. Strong is not in the Bible and he is a man in a false denomination.
Go find out what the Bible says about that kind of flattery.
He was a methodist!
James says faith alone cannot save.
James also says that even the demons believe and do something.
Not of yourselves mean I didn't have to do the cleaning works myself by getting circumcised and adhering to a dietary law. Jesus cleaned me.
Galatians 6:13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.
You have no understanding because you listened to the teachings of false teachers.
You can't shame me for obeying Jesus.
Then I guess you are going to have to learn Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek so you can do the translation yourself...
The Bible is translated into English. I do not use Mr. Strong to tell me what the scriptures mean. Jesus tells me what the scriptures mean.
How do you know that is really what the original said?
The translator might have been in the wrong denomination.
What are you going to do if the translator is in the wrong denomination?
Are you going to learn Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek to make sure that the translation you are defending comes from the right denomination?
Exactly.
Like this... James 2:25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
Rahab was a whore and believed that God would spare here if she helped the messengers. Did you catch that? She was a saved prostitute that had faith in her redeemers. She trusted the 2 spies more than the vast protection of Jericho.
Hmmmmmm... :think:
Jericho seems an awful lot like a prophetic occurrence that mimics the DAY OF THE LORD. All of Rehabs life had been as a "Sex Worker" and by simply trusting in the God of the Spies, she was SAVED.
This use of James bolsters your point how?
The Bible is translated into English. I do not use Mr. Strong to tell me what the scriptures mean. Jesus tells me what the scriptures mean.
I do not have to be careful about preaching the truth that we have to obey Jesus to get saved and to stay saved.
I am preaching the truth and I have to obey that too.