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To: John O
Salvation is by faith not by works

Heb. 12:14 – without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Holiness requires works of self-denial and charity, and does not come about simply by a profession of faith.

1 Peter 1:17 - God judges us impartially according to our deeds. We participate in applying the grace Jesus won for us at Calvary in our daily lives.

Rev. 2:5 - Jesus tells the Ephesians they have fallen from love they used to have, and orders them to do good works. He is not satisfied with their faith alone. They need to do more than accept Him as personal Lord and Savior.

2 Cor. 11:15 - our end will correspond to our deeds. Our works are necessary to both our justification and salvation.

402 posted on 10/05/2005 1:00:02 PM PDT by NYer
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To: NYer
All of your interpretations directly contradict Ephesian 2:8-9. So was God lying in Ephesians or are you misinterpreting these scriptures somehow? I'll side with God being accurate. Note that Ephesians is really explicit that salvation is by faith alone and not by works.

Please also note that I am not saying that we shouldn't do good works. I believe that good works are commanded of us. However those works have nothing whatsoever to do with our salvation.

403 posted on 10/05/2005 1:07:35 PM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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