Originally posted by @rajk999Why then was the cross necessary?
Every time a post like yours is made Christians feel threatened. The James passage, that religion is not pure unless there is charitable works and keeping away from worldliness, does not conform to their doctrine that faith alone leads to eternal life.
This passage and many like it confirm the truth of eternal life in the Kingdom of God for the Christian ...[text shortened]... card, Whodey is going to claim that nothing else is required, not even living in righteousness.
Why not just tell people to do good works?
Originally posted by @whodeyI have answered this many times and you ignored the answer. So let me turn the question around and ask you [which I already did but you refused to answer], Is it your position that Jesus died so that you do not have to do any good works?
Why then was the cross necessary?
Why not just tell people to do good works?
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-Removed-That is pretty close.
The cross is at the heart of our faith. Our faith is in what was accomplished on that cross.
Without the cross and Jesus rising from the dead, the Christian faith is all vanity, as Paul stated.
Now to then say that good works mean nothing is absurd. Christ saves us through faith so that we are transformed to do good works.
The works, though, are not what save us. If it were, the cross is vanity.
Originally posted by @whodeyThe teachings of Jesus Christ should be at the heart of your faith. Nowhere would you find Jesus speaking of the cross or what was accomplished. So thats the first flaw in your religion.
That is pretty close.
The cross is at the heart of our faith. Our faith is in what was accomplished on that cross.
Without the cross and Jesus rising from the dead, the Christian faith is all vanity, as Paul stated.
Now to then say that good works mean nothing is absurd. Christ saves us through faith so that we are transformed to do good works.
The works, though, are not what save us. If it were, the cross is vanity.
Next you have half a gospel. You are saved by Christ but you cannot enter the kingdom of God and get eternal life unless you do good works and live righteously. Both are necessary. This is clearly explained by Paul. Saved yes, eternal life only when you live righteously. Thats flaw #2.
Next comes the big lie, that all Christians are transformed to do good works. If the world had 2 billion Christian people doing good works and living righteously the world would be a paradise.
Your church doctrine is false
Originally posted by @rajk999Ok, how many good works till you are saved?
The teachings of Jesus Christ should be at the heart of your faith. Nowhere would you find Jesus speaking of the cross or what was accomplished. So thats the first flaw in your religion.
Next you have half a gospel. You are saved by Christ but you cannot enter the kingdom of God and get eternal life unless you do good works and live righteously. Both a ...[text shortened]... od works and living righteously the world would be a paradise.
Your church doctrine is false
Originally posted by @rajk999You assume that everyone who claims the name of Jesus actually is living for the Lord?
The teachings of Jesus Christ should be at the heart of your faith. Nowhere would you find Jesus speaking of the cross or what was accomplished. So thats the first flaw in your religion.
Next you have half a gospel. You are saved by Christ but you cannot enter the kingdom of God and get eternal life unless you do good works and live righteously. Both a ...[text shortened]... od works and living righteously the world would be a paradise.
Your church doctrine is false