Are We Saved "Through Faith"? or Through FAITHFULNESS?
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- In this video, we address a popular false doctrine that defines faith as "faithfulness".
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Understanding this has made me feel so much peace. Not only that, but once i repented of the notion “i must do this/must not do this to be saved” the worry disappeared…and fruitful living became more natural, not forced. The fact (not feeling) that I’m saved encourages me to walk more closely to Christ. Doesnt mean I’m perfect by any means. And that’s the entire point. But understanding the extent of what Christs death and resurrection accomplished, has filled my house with true joy. And blessings began flowing to the point that I’m reduced to tears. He’s living and He hears us. I just don’t understand why people look at your teachings as heretical when they produce the fruit Jesus spoke of…
The same with me.
Well said!
Sir, my spiritual life is in shambles. My p*rn and m*sturbation addiction have laid hold on me again.. Joy and will to live has been sucked out of my life. Would you please give me some advice on how I can become fruitful again?? I'd be very grateful
@@believer431 hey brother, you need to take what you can’t carry and lay it at the feet of Christ. His yolk is light and easy. And remember, if God will forgive you then you should forgive yourself:) You are not a porn addict, you are my brother in Christ and i rebuke any stronghold in Jesus name right now! Your God is loving, and right now i believe he wants you to give all your concerns and pain to Him❤️ please read Romans 7:15-20 and understand it’s not you that sin but the sin that lives in you. We will struggle with sin until the end, but if you trust in Jesus finished work for your salvation, you’ll see the fruit abound in your life and you’ll naturally start literally start sinning less, not as a means of salvation, but because your joy in the ONE who saved you once and for all and the spirit that He put in you when you believed. The spirit is in you, let is surface:) You are a new creation, that’s not a feeling, it’s a fact. Be at peace, and give yourself grace when you fall. Jesus had you in mind on the cross personally, and He said you are worth it. And He would do it again. Don’t listen to the pharisees, they’re scared of Gods judgement and they project their convictions on to others. And they don’t speak life into people, they speak condemnation and that is not of Christ. I love you man! Hang in there, Jesus is worth it i promise you.
@@alexenglish4585 thank you for this encouraging message brother. God is faithful, I know He won't let me fall away, and make me bear fruit, because apart from Him, we can do nothing. He will surely restore the joy in me again. God bless you. Jesus is indeed worth it!
Salvation is 100% all about Jesus
No it's about what He did to save us
@YuckerBeatswhy? Jesus saves anyone at all my friend. Whosoever means whosoever
So many people can't get this simple fact through their head, they always want to add conditions to salvation that's not a moment of faith in Christ
But as Gods child, if I continue in sin, God may take me to Heaven early!
@@pauljohnston2008 absolutely, you will be Chastised and if you resist chastisement you will be taken home early
@@pauljohnston2008you're delusional if you think you aren't sinning anymore.
Are you currently living a perfect sinless life?
@@kaioken654Yes correct
2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
The instant you embrace Christ as Savior and Lord , you become a partaker of eternal life with God.
Romans 10:
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Amen, we are Born Again. Not, again, and again, and again. If the New Birth occurs during a process over time then we have no idea when or even if the Birth takes place in said process. The Gospel is preached, the Gospel is heard, and Faith is the response. The New Birth then occurs in that moment. ❤
We believers are ( according to Ephesians) then sealed by the Holy Spirit unto the day of our redemption!!
" We are not saved on the basis of deeds done in righteousness z but by grace through faith " Apostle Paul
Ephesians 2:8
[8]For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Grace, salvation and faith are the gifts of God❤️🙏✝️
Get thee behind me John Calvin!!!
@@sammanning7664 Being in the Chruch of Christ doesn't save you either. Ephesians 2:8 is biblical. If you are trusting in yourself, the building you worship in because the building has Christs name on it, you are relying on the wrong thing. Believe on The Gospel to be saved. Nothing else saves, no work, no building, nothing, but the finished work of Christ.
@@shaunmcdaniel780 ofcourse Ephesians 2:8 is biblical but your eisegesis of it is not! You need to restudy grace without John's corrupted lense.
Amen to the last part but when did I ever mention the church and being saved by the church???
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Grace is a gift.
Salvation is a gift.
Faith is a gift.
Where is the problem?
Lately I've been having so many doubts and acting foolish. This has led me to go astray and not going to our Lord. To the point where I doubt daily if I truly believe in Jesus and his finished work in my life. I've heard so many people have a "you need to pray and read the Bible" attitude, but it's so much harder than that, and I didn't know why. My fire for God feels gone, I need prayer brothers and sister please.
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@@OnoDiamante Thank you so much brother. So often it's easy to look back at yourself for assurance rather than resting in our Lord's finished work. Romans 4:5 came to mind just now. Also romans 7. It's easy to grow discontent in our own performance. We feel like Paul when he says o "wretched man that I am" sorry, just happy to see this. Feelings are a true distraction, and I need to stop looking at them for reassurance. Thank you for reminding me, and correcting me on it.
Keep looking to the Lord, brother. Prayers for you brought before our Heavenly Father in Jesus Name, and praying that He may reassure , strengthen and help you grow in faith and protect you from anyone and anything that the enemy tries to use to harm you in your walk with the Lord. To Him be all the glory and praise and honour!
I would never compare my filthy rags and futile works to His blood. It’s amazing to know how powerful His blood truly is even during points of my walk with Christ I have questioned Him it’s so relieving to know His blood is and was enough. Thank you Lord for grace and mercy.
The works salvationists would have you believe that the God of the universe, the Creator of more galaxies than grains of sand on every beach on earth, needs your works. He cannot do it without you. He, the Creator of the intricate, one-of-a-kind circles on each of your fingerprints, needs your help. He cannot do it without you.
Ha.
These videos are great, straight to the point, so so easy to understand for those with any confusion.
That's a really really good way to get that across! Pray they're all watching!! 🙏 Thank you Ono! I'm suffering so badly and I'm so sick and it's a comfort to me that I'm doing enough! Believing praise the Lord! 🙏
Ephesians 1:13-14 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Amen brother . “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?””
John 11:25-26 .
Brother you need to read the KJV and throw out the garbage that you’re reading right now. “The one” ???? The heck. Jesus is talking about anyone, not one person.
@@ntkmw8058 its a generalization my friend. it means anyone who believes in him.
Amen if you look to self or your problems or sickness you’ll die but if you put your focus on serpent on the stick you lived
Amen brother. There's life for a look. Look to me and be saved all ye ends of the earth. Isaiah 45:22.
Thank the Lord that it is grace through faith, otherwise no one would enter into eternal life
Blessings Shalom fam 🫀
Amen 🙏 brother in our Lord Jesus Christ ✝️ God bless
I literally only know a hand full of preachers that are true and not false. This message is NOT popular at all.
God Bless 👍💙
I am saved by grace through FAITH in JESUS, the spirit now is changing me!? Things bother me that I used to say , such taking the Lord's name in vain. We are all saved by grace through faith because God already KNEW we could never keep the law so he sent Jesus as our willing sin offering ❤and ✝️🛐 s for you and your family
Amen ♥️
Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for the preacher man Oronato diamante. Amen
God bless you onorato
Amen.
You are awesome my brother. Your argument is so to the point and such a blessing to all of us.
Thank you again for another excellent video.
Great stuff Norm.
Exactly! I love your videos Noman.
🙏🏻✝️ God Bless you!
Amen!!! Thank God for Jesus! He ALONE saves with an outstretched arm! No one can snatch a believer out of his hands!
Great video
Oronato, you know the verse where Jesus is talking to pharisees and He says " you make yourselves twice the son of hell because not only do you not get in, but you dont want anyone else to get in too". Sounds exactly like works salvation heretics Jesus was referring too.
Great osas message. Bless you 😊
Amen!
Yes!!!!
❤ thankou brother
i truly believe that God made the salvation easy and simple because first... He wants us to be saved and 2nd... no one will blame God on the judgement day when they missed out heaven because of their sinful pride....
AMEN GOD IS GOOD, OSAS
You ever get blasted on Gods love bro 🙌
Faith. Is. The. Attitude. Of. The. Sole. Thru. Which. We. R. Saved. By. And. We. R. Saved. By. Grace. Thru. Faith. Only
Another home run. Thank you as a sidenote that baby at the end had some big ears.
2 Timothy 2:13 NIV
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
@AgeOfNefarious_Deception you deny Him cuz u trust in ur works and never believed on Him alone.
@AgeOfNefarious_Deception ok so you're just gonna pretend the verse I posted doesn't exist, that's what works based salvationist do. The verse literally says even when we are faithLESS, GOD REMAINS FAITHFUL for HE CAN NOT DENY HIMSELF.
@@Talk-jn7xo well said.
@christ_for_life you too youre the one who quoted it actually. I thought this was another comment thread where I also did hahaha great job.
@@Talk-jn7xo thanks, all praise to God.
AMEN
So well explained! And notice in 2 Kings 18:3 speaking of Hezekiah the king. They turned the serpent on the pole into an idol, burned incense to it and named it. They turned it into something it wasn’t. Same today with the simple gospel.
4. He removed the high places and brake the images and cut down the groves and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
Brother, Romans through Philemon have some amazing scriptures for being saved by grace through faith in Christ alone….. 😊
I can't do what you do so I share what you do.
That will receive a reward my brother. You are supporting another ministry by doing that!! You will receive blessings amen!!
@@vincentgarcia5912We will receive eternal reward in Heaven with our good works. Apart from salvation is a Gift.
At the end of the day it has to be by grace and nothing else. If human beings have to add ANYTHING to Christ blood atonement then Jesus death was in vain. Don't slander me by saying i promote sin.
Ono let me spread this message
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You are correct once we are baptized in the Spirit it is done and sealed.
But the faithfulness (if that’s the word they are using, although I call it the “through” phase) happens before salvation not after
Before they looked at the serpent they went through a length of having to keep faith some made it some didn’t.
“O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge- by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.”
I Timothy 6:20-21 NKJV
We are all given Grace. Our Faith is given in measures and Jesus increases it.
”For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.“
Romans 12:3 NKJV
Our path to salvation is not us earning it because it is God that grows our faith and seals us when we are ready.
”And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”“
Luke 17:5 NKJV
Just like he put his disciples through 3 years of training.
This has nothing to do with earning salvation because grace is a gift and faith is a gift as well.
All we need is faith the size of a mustard seed but God is the one that judges our heart and seals us.
It’s not earned by works it’s only faith but some the path to that faith for God to feel we are ready is his choice and it can be different lengths for different people.
Everyone has a testimony and what brought them to Christ. I’m sure everyone’s path to Christ isn’t the same length. People do fall off and turn away from the faith but this is before being sealed not after. Meaning there is a road to salvation. It’s not just saying the words I believe. God knows our hearts and who believes and who doesn’t.
At first i thought that you meant believing for a moment but then not believing, but you meant that being born again is just in a moment not a period of time
ive been watching your videos for a minute and id like to say that i like what you’re doing, but i still would want to know is there anything that i need to do when i fall into the same perpetual sin that i keep falling back to? thanks in advance 👍
im still learning everyday about this so sorry if it seems kind of dumb to ask
Renew your mind in The Word of God!!.. Romans 12:1,2 says I beseach you therefore bretheran, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a LIVING sacrafice, holy,acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service...
Verse 2, and be not conformed to this world but, be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good,acceptable and perfect will of God...
[ it's all in your own decision making to humbly practicing dieing to the fleshy ongoing attacks from the eneimy ( via God's Word) and pursue the pursuit of Holiness via God in His Words of Faith, Truth,Life and Way, so,...the scripture that states that our lives " generically speaking" are in our own hands is, it says in both Psalms 119: 109 (along WITH Romans 8:1,2) the following, [King David starts it all out,then Paul mentions the rest for your decision to decide to believe God's Word or not believing it...(God's Living Word of Life tells us in these scriptures): My life IS IN MY OWN HANDS yet, I will not forget your Law... [ Law = Jurisdiction, in God from a New Testament position believer being " In Christ"biblically ( having become born-again " spiritually)!! and , according to His Words of Truth in following Him...[His Word which is Spirit and is living/ see also: John 6:63 for that]...in Roman's 8: 1,2 it says: we are not under the Law [ jurisdiction] of sin and death but, we are in the Spirit of the Law [ jurisdiction ] of life,in Christ Jesus...( hope this helps!!)
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“divine gift- justification!
the most important term in a Christian’s vocabulary
and most believers can’t define it- that’s frustrating
cuz understanding this helps us resist the adversary
Christ spilled His capillaries; that’s why our savior can’t be Mary
that’s a burden only the God-Man can carry
in justification: God declares sinners to be righteous by grace alone, through faith alone
in the finished work of Christ alone- He saves His own
add anything to that, you’re in the danger zone”
- shai linne
Do you have a good explanation for the outer darkness?
Even if we had mustard seed size faith at that one point we were still saved.
It's through faith and not faithfulness because we can all be faithless. Luke 7:50 Jesus implies that we are saved by faith alone, Martha I think did those works but she believed first and after she got saved, she did those good works.
So how do you explain the passages that require perseverance? I am trying to understand.
The way to understand them is to believe perseverance to the end of your life is required.
Or you could actually rightly divide the word of truth. I’m sure I’ve explained most of them in this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL2x4gz8z19J_ikqpzdmg43xFJ7_dQc81V&feature=shared
@@OnoDiamante THank you. I just recently discovered your work, so I hadn't seen this content.
The irony is I recently saw a vid by "Abide in the word" saying we are saved by faithfulness instead of faith.
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Can you join one of sam shamouns livestreams and debate him anytime in the future? I would like to see a genuine discussion between the two of you on Free Grace.
They need to make it a serious debate with a mod. Sam also ran away from a debate with Anthony rogers on justification.
@@Talk-jn7xo When was this? What exactly happened I'm curious
@samirpernell2136 sam will lie but Anthony rogers challenged Sam and William Alberich both and each alone to a debate on Calvinism. Justification I believe and church fathers teaching.
Sam ran out of characterly for years like he ran from uthman in person.
William even made excuse about his wife the day prior to his debate with Anthony lol. And never again rescheduled.
What are your thoughts about 1 John 1:9? Do you believe confession of sins is required for fellowship with God? In other words can God withhold his fellowship from his children if they don’t confess their sins?
I believe that our fellowship CAN be hindered. But there are some people here on RUclips teaching that a believer can NEVER be out of fellowship with God, and I find that highly disturbing.
What are your thoughts Ono?
My understanding is we should confess our sins, not for our salvation, but after we are saved. Gal 6:7.
We are positionally "in Christ" but we are also in this flesh now, as Paul explained in Romans 7. We can measure if we are walking in the Spirit or after the flesh by the following verses Gal 5:16-23. As we should judge ourselves (1Cor 11:31), and confession is how we deal with it.
Ephesians 2:8,9 GRACE THROUGH FAITH...IT IS A GIFT OF GOD, NOT BY WORKS LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST.
Just curious whqt about that one verse that goes like. But he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
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I once believed but then let go.. am I still saved?
Have you done a study on the word hell in the bible, I understand that it is not a good word for English readers today, one word used for (4 different words). Non-believers burning forever?
what about Colossians 1:21-23? "if" we continue in the faith?
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The interesting thing is that protestants believe that to be born again, it's merited by faith. You have to beleive in a particular thing or a certain amount for God to offer you salvation.
On the other hand, the Catholic Church teaches that to be born again, it's not merited by works or even faith. It's a pure gift from God that requires nothing of the individual. So that's truely looking at God's grace as a gift, even further than what protestants would say
Incorrect. Faith is non meritorious and the only thing compatible with God’s grace.
@OnoDiamante what is your definition for meriting God's grace? It seems to me that someone needing a certain amount of faith or belief in a particular thing for God to offer you His grace, is merit.
@@JohnRitz-gv8qw Again, the only thing compatible with God’s grace is faith. Attempting to “merit” God’s favor by your works, behavior, self reformation, etc. effectively nullifies God’s grace and makes salvation a reward, not a “free gift”.
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9
@OnoDiamante I agree with you that it's a gift, but my point is that you're not viewing it that way, as you are saying one needs to believe in a particular thing for God to offer salvation to that person.
That's meriting grace, is it not?
@@JohnRitz-gv8qw So you believe that it’s a gift, but the recipient doesn’t need to receive it? Taking the gift from the giver isn’t meriting the gift. The way we receive it is by believing (John 1:12).
Can someone who is a believer ever commit the unforgivable sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit therefore then lose their salvation?
No. ruclips.net/video/mq37YLp7Jmw/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was committed by the Pharisee's who saw Jesus miracles with their OWN EYES and accused him of receiving power from Satan. Jesus basically said were sealed to their own doom/destruction. It is not possible to do this today
@@OnoDiamanteYAYYYYY!😊
@@OnoDiamanteYAYYY!
This dude "Lion of Fire RAW" keeps calling you out
All are `saved' through karma and further incarnations as correctly taught by Buddha, Makhimsih, one of the twelve Sons of GOD. Blessings
But what if my faith isn't strong enough coz sometimes I feel like it's not enough even tho I place it on Jesus Christ even tho i know what he did for me and i appreciate what he has done for me but for some reason I just feel like he'll help me coz i cant save myself idk something is telling me he will it feels like an outside instinct its like my body is saying he will but at the same time it doesn't feel like it's coming from me it's like its telling me don't worry God will save u Jesus will idk ive been having this feeling for a while but i love he will
We may be weak, but the Lord Jesus is strong, indeed.
I just use things like that to remind myself to stay vigilant or acknowledge whatever counters the specific doubt.
@@musketmerve1436 yeah idk it's like something in my heart is giving me assurance that I'll be saved by him idk what the thing is but for some reason I still believe it even with my fears and doubts I still believe that Jesus will save me coz I know he will coz he cares
The strength of your faith isn’t the issue, the OBJECT of your faith is what counts.
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@@OnoDiamante well if that's the case I know my faith is in him even tho am afraid sometimes I always remember him and who he is coz there's no one else I know except for him
2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
My study Bible tells me that unless I continually confess my sins to God that I am not forgiven of them. I'm reading in 2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles (chronological Bible). I thought all our sins were forgiven and forgotten. I just get such a physical, heavy buren on my shoulders and it weighs me down. Which is correct? Can anyone help me please? I'm overwhelmed. God bless you and thank you.
No, 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles do not teach that ongoing confession of sins is required for forgiveness. The concept of continual confession for forgiveness is not supported by the New Testament teachings on the finished work of Christ.
In the New Testament, we see that forgiveness is a once-for-all act accomplished through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Hebrews 10:10 states, "We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Similarly, Hebrews 10:14 says, "For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy." These verses emphasize that Jesus' sacrifice was sufficient to cover all our sins-past, present, and future.
1 John 1:9, often misunderstood, is addressing those who deny their sinfulness. The context of 1 John 1:8-10 clarifies that it is about acknowledging our need for a Savior, not about a ritualistic confession to maintain forgiveness. Once we have accepted Christ, we are fully forgiven and cleansed (Colossians 2:13-14).
Therefore, as a believer, you are already forgiven and in perfect fellowship with God. There is no need to continually seek forgiveness for each sin to maintain your standing with Him. Instead, you can rest in the completeness of Christ's work on the cross and live out your new identity in Him (2 Corinthians 5:17).
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@@jamiegustkey2573Amen!🙌🏼
Humbly confessing your sins to the Lord can save you from temporal earthly chastisement, but a believer's eternal destination will ALWAYS be heaven.
Such is a problem common to Study Bibles: they pretend that their words (the words of men) are equal to the text of the Bible (the words of God). Keeping explanations of the holy text separate from the holy text keeps the focus on the holy text and lessens the probability of confusing facts with opinions.
@@gunstar168 Thanks for replying. I agree with you. God bless you.
Alright, here's my question; as Christ is faithful to us, shouldn't we also be faithful back? And what if we're not faithful back? What if we have no evidence of being born again? Now you might ask; what that evidence is, and I answer; of course it's not of works, but rather it's about your heart; the inward man, if you claim to believe yet have no inward transformation, regardless of or maybe because of what doctrines you believe in, can we say this individual is saved?
I ask this because prior to November of last year I had a situation where I thought an individual was saved but I now believe she wasn't, she was a type of narcissist who treated everybody terribly. Additionally, I have heard testimony of those who have died and been shown hell, of one such individual who was witnessed who outwardly was clean but inwardly was dirty - categorically a Pharisee - this individual who was witnessed was a woman who abused her children yet was esteemed in her community, where at first she thought she was in heaven with her family again, she went to grab some water, it turned to sand, and she was barraged by demons, realizing she was tricked; this individual clearly believed that the way she got into heaven was by doing good works, that was the core takeaway.
And so; this individual who I knew, I'm terrified of a similar outcome for her, and I think about her every single day. It seems evidently clear to me that certain mental instabilities aren't outright forgiven, necessarily because it's a choice of the individual to believe or not, so I suppose my question is this; how can we know somebody is a believer?
I suppose this question is simply deeply personal, I'm just struggling in my faith, trying to find an answer, yet finding no absolute satisfaction because my heart is torn on this person who I unfortunately found myself falling in love with, and love of this sort will unfortunately lead anyone a stray if it's with the wrong person, because love is blind to ugliness, or rather perhaps; that person leads someone astray, as well as love being blind to ugliness.
Hey, this is one of the most sincere questions I've ever read. I struggle with it too and have been reading deeply about it. You are not alone.
Like you, I wonder how anyone knows if they have been hypocrites like the Pharisees or an apostate like Judas. As sinners, we all can mess up big time.
I believe the answer is we will never fully understand from our perspective how loving and merciful God is. His will is so much more than we can ever fully understand because we are not like him. And that's not a cop-out. It's not a God of the gaps response. It's the truth.
But, we do have a very good sense of his nature, will and commandments for us. I also believe that salvation is guaranteed through faith and faith alone as the Bible says. Once you truly accept Jesus Christ as your savior, the debt is paid in full. Even if we mess up terribly and/or often.
A sign of true faith is repentance and a desire to have a relationship with God. So, while works don't save us, like James says, they are a sign of real faith. No matter what we do, or what others do to us, talk to God and ask for his will to be done. Put your faith in him that no matter what we understand, or don't, his plan is perfect and it's moving along. We may not see, know or understand it - at times it may even seem like he's not listening, but that's how Faith works - trust in God.
Imagine being Abraham and Sarah and not having kids for 40 years after being told it was coming and you're well into your 100s. Even though they messed that up God still made good on his promise to them and he's going to do the same for us.
As for your friend - remain loving and encourage her the same way to truly seek God's will through faithful prayer and worship. God will do the heavy lifting with the help of the Holy Spirit.
The fact that you worry about this and her salvation is a sign you truly care about your relationship with God as well as your friends. Now, (easier said than done) give your worries over to God and let Him take control. His response might not look the way you expect, or in the time frame you desire, but God knows exactly what needs to be done.
God bless you and your friend.
It'a all about trusting in Christ. His Spirit makes us and changes us for good works but even when we are faithless He remains faithful. Youre right we Should be faithful back. Nobody here says works are bad. Those who say rhat are really sad wow.
We all agree we should strive to do good works 100%! Not like the hypocrites works based salvationist who do works out of necessity. We do them knowing they have no bearing on salvation bro but we are so THANKFUL so we do them. How much more do you think that's pleasing to God than the works based salvationist rags they do to earn salvation? See the WISDOM OF THE MOST HIGH?
2 timothy 2:13; John 4:13-14❤
salvation comment- Jesus died and rose agian if you believe that he died and rose and were saved by grace through faith alone you will be saved. Once Saved Always saved no need to repent from your sins for salvation.
If we're saved my Jesus' works, then Faith in those works is what saves us. But first we repent (turn from sinful/immoral behavior towards moral behavior aka that which does not result in harm to others = do not do to others, what you would not want others to do unto you.)
Cause what was the point of Jesus' sacrifice if we could earn our way into heaven by works?
Why John 8:31 says that jews believe Jesus?
We are saved by faith! Jesus wanted his apostles to have faith. That is the true way to be saved.
No it's by grace through Faith
@Hola-qd7vgbelieve the gospel, Ephesians 1:13-14
@Hola-qd7vg because they don't read the bible. simple. 1 cor 1:17- For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
Satan believes Jesus died for our sins and was resurrected 3 days later. But he doesn't BELIEEEEEVE.
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
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Work of God - Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the WORK of God, that ye BELIEVE on Him whom He hath sent." John 6:29
@@AgeOfNefarious_Deception John 6:38-40 - 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Hey quick question, what church or preacher do you listen to? Trying to find a new recommendation
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Hey
Instead of criticizing/judging other believers - take a look at yourself!
The Bible says by grace through faith. End of.
I know someone is going to take this out of context, so I want to be clear...
Faith and faith alone leads to salvation - 💯. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. Whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. PERIOD.
But (and its a big one) how many say they have faith, maybe even "believe" it because they've said it enough times, but don't actually mean it? A profession of faith does not necessarily equate to a possession of saving faith and there is biblical context for that.
The criminal on the cross essentially did everything wrong in life, but believed earnestly at the very end and received salvation through true saving faith. On the other hand, Judas professed faith, was a disciple, ministered to others, did miracles, followed Jesus and yet never actually had saving faith in Jesus. John 17:12 tells us he was lost and doomed to destruction.
But the key is that Judas didn't lose salvation - he never had the saving faith to receive it, despite what he said and what he did.
Why does Jesus give parable of the 4 types of soil - look at the explanation he gives to the disciples in Matthew 3:18-23. Why does Jesus warn of the lukewarm church he will spit out in Revelation 3:15-19? Why will many not make it through the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13-19) Why will Jesus say he never knew people at the seat of judgement? (Matthew 7:21-23). Why does he tell us we must repent even if we are already saved by faith?
It's not because we can lose salvation. That's not possible with real saving faith. But, people can mislead themselves and/or others with hypocritical, unconverted, pretend confessions of faith like Judas and the church of Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-21) and we should not encourage any lifestyle that could result in meaningkess profession of faith without sincere belief in it.
"Show me your faith without deeds, and I wll show you my faith by my deeds."
-James
romans 10:9-13
we are saved by the grace of God!...but we are justified by faith AND Obedience!! NOT by faith alone whitout Obedience,...don't confuse people.
The term "save" in the NT doesn't necessarily equal eternal life. Salvation as mentioned in the NT is in three parts: Justification, sanctification, glorification. Justification (which to be born again resulting in a transformed life) is given through faith, but justification (although it is necessary to receive eternal life) doesn't necessarily equal eternal life - that is glorification. Glorification is granted to those who persist in doing God's will: Rom 2:6,7 and John 5:28,29.
Exactly...and people in this comment section are none the wiser...we know that Israel continued on sinning that's why it was Caleb and Joshua and those younger that entered into the Promise land...this guy wants to Equate looking on to the Brazen Serpent to Eternal life that's just a weak argument...but ja thanks for the comment.
@@carlogeorge2349 Indeed. Looking to the brazen serpent is analogous to justification: It is about being saved from ravages of sin "sickness" - that''s all.
Romans 2: ruclips.net/video/V4c6Rjr6dMY/видео.htmlfeature=shared
John 5: ruclips.net/video/7ABuOkoqTdo/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Will of God - "And this is the Will of him that sent me, that everyone which seeth the Son, and BELIEVETH on Him, may have EVERLASTING Life and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:40
Work of God - Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the WORK of God, that ye BELIEVE on Him whom He hath sent." John 6:29
Commandment of God - 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. 1 John 2:23.
Overcomer - Who is he that OVERCOMETH the world, but He that hath BELIEVETH that Jesus is the Son of God." 1 John 5:5
@@SDJ1243 If you believe you will do as He Says...why do you call Me Lord, Lord and Do Not what I command you to do...If you Love Me obey My Commandment John14:15...getting pricked in the Heart like those in Acts 2 didn't save them Same as Paul in Acts 22..when he was morning and fasting and Praying for 3 days...but was told by Ananias...WHY do you wait, Arise and be baptized, WASHING away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord...Yah determines how we come to contact with His blood and that's the baptismal regeneration Titus 3:5...believing is doing not just a dead faith like demons have and won't obey...people that make baptism less than it is will answer to the One who Commanded it ..Mark 16:16, Matthew 28:19....verses that people that say that "believe" is sufficient with out baptism will twist and turn to make it mean something else...be carefull you playing with your Salvation by NOT adhering to the whole of Scripture ..Be Warned!!
Born again individual can't renounce the faith.
1 John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:
Deuteronomy 32:16: "People provoked the Lord to jealousy with strange gods and abominations"
1 Kings 14:22: "Judah provoked the Lord to jealousy with their sins
Joshua 24:19: "Joshua said that the Lord is a jealous God and will not forgive sins
Psalms 78:58: "People provoked the Lord to jealousy with their high places and graven images
Isaiah 42:13: "The Lord will stir up jealousy like a man of war
Exodus 20:5: "You shall not bow down to the idols or worship them for I the Lord am a jealous God
God is a jealous God over the sins of men so why would God be okay with it sorry your wrong God bless move away from sin so u can receive salvation God bless
Romans 10:9-13
King James Version
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
@@larryhoward-bk8tj what does it mean to believe? Don't be the parable that Jesus explains here where you know the knowledge but you don't obey Matthew 13:3-33 KJV
[3] And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; [4] and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: [5] some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: [6] and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. [7] And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: [8] but other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. [9] Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. [10] And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? [11] He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. [12] For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. [13] Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. [14] And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: [15] For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest at any time they should see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And should understand with their heart, And should be converted, and I should heal them. [16] But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. [17] For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. [18] Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. [19] When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. [20] But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; [21] yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. [22] He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. [23] But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. [24] Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: [25] but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. [26] But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. [27] So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? [28] He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? [29] But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. [30] Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. [31] Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: [32] which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. [33] Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
@@NovaMarie-xs9pu ephesians 1:13-14. Romans 10:9-13, john 6:38-40. The list goes on. see the problem is you people try to redefine what faith is. The people who just simply hear are not doers of the word, so ofc they cant be saved. The people who hear and believe are the ones who are saved because they obeyed the Gospel.
@@NovaMarie-xs9pu John 5:24
King James Version
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
@@larryhoward-bk8tj again we're going with the concept of believing let me explain it to you like this you believe in gravity cuz if you jump off a bridge you'll die but if you don't want to believe the teachings of gravity you'll jump off the bridge and try to convince a bunch of people that you'll still live so look believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and obey they didn't have to put obey because obeying and believing was literally the same thing why would they put the same thing in the same sentence that makes no sense so of course they're not going to say obey but believing is obeying anyone that has two cents can understand that but you are like the parable Jesus said knowing the truth and hearing the truth but not walking in the truth the seeds on the Wayside may God rebuke your prideful heart
Before even watching this video. Timothy comes to mind when we are faithless , Gd is faithful.
The fact ppl like shamoun purposely try to twist this for personal gain and viewership hes now a works based guy
I Believeth I got born again so what unsaved devil think about themselves?
Great video