@sonship saidThat is why Paul said that God is not a respecter of persons. You are preaching that God is a respecter of persons, and God likes Christians. Paul is condemning that teaching. God rewards righteousness and good works and condemns all who practice evil. It makes no difference who you are.
It is true that in Romans 2 Paul says this:
"To those who are by endurance in good works seek glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life . . . " (Rom. 2:7)
The question is - Who are those? I think it is eventually revealed that such are the those who arrive at living by the Spirit of life in Christ in chapter 8. By then they have been justified by ...[text shortened]... aul is not teaching Romans 2:7 is VERSES justification by faith and the gift of eternal life.
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- The only time you deal with righteousness and good works is when I bring it up and I quote Paul about who inherits the Kingdom of God
No I don't. You bring up good works as a means of self justification with EVERY SINGLE thread in which I post in NO MATTER WHAT it is about.
- Your response to my posting about that is to try to twist it to mean something else.
No you have to twist because half the time you reject the epistles of Paul. When you can get something to support your fight against Justification by faith you use him out of the other side of your mouth.
And many words of the synoptics and of John's gospel you simply look the other way and ignore. When quoted your best response is insults.
- When I quote what Jesus said about judgment day, again your response is to twist it and change its meaning
You misused Matthew 25 making it the last judgment. But it is not.
The final judgment is after the millennial kingdom at the great white throne.
The judgment of Matthew 25 is about the COMMENCEMENT of that age NOT the CONCLUSION of that age.
You NEVER speak of what righteousness about good works are about.
That is a false accusation.
But I do emphasize it is by living and abiding in the resurrected available Christ that good deeds are produced as fruit of His indwelling.
Besides, I am convinced that as far as you are concerned if I devoted a WEEK to only speaking of charity, good deeds, acts of righteousness, it would do absolutely nothing for you. I think you would still see to it that every post was opposed by you.
You hate grace.
As a power over man you hate grace.
As a power within man you hate grace.
There is something else you hate. You hate the church.
You are so individualistic that you hate the corporate expression of Christ in a
group of people.
Church is a dirty word with you.
But church is a glorious word with Jesus and with especially Paul.
Actually with John too in Revelation churches is a precious word.
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@sonship saidOnly a fool trusts people like you. Smart people trust the words of Jesus
@Rajk999- The only time you deal with righteousness and good works is when I bring it up and I quote Paul about who inherits the Kingdom of God
Jesus said :
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
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And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man,
(Matthew 7:15-27 KJV)
Beware of false people
Beware of the 'Lord Lord' types
The wise man keeps the commandments
The foolish man does not.
@sonship saidThat is vague mumbo-jumbo. What exactly is that? You never say what it is and you never say what Jesus said about good deeds ... NEVER ONCE.
But I do emphasize it is by living and abiding in the resurrected available Christ that good deeds are produced as fruit of His indwelling.
Fortunately Jesus answered the question
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, .. if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. ..Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. (Matthew 19:16-21 KJV)