To: Gamecock
They were claiming to have done those works in Jesus' name, though, not in their own. Sounds like they at least pretended to have faith, or presented themselves that way.
And Jesus condemns them as "workers of lawlessness," not as "unbelieving".
11 posted on
04/19/2015 5:22:49 PM PDT by
Campion
To: Campion
They were trusting in their own works, not the perfect work of Jesus.
20 posted on
04/19/2015 6:50:32 PM PDT by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
To: Campion
They were appealing to their own works, not the works of Jesus.
Just because someone throws a “ in Jesus’ name” on the end of something, doesn’t mean it really was done that way.
Not to mention they were boasting in them, just like the Pharisees. Done for public display.
26 posted on
04/19/2015 8:02:36 PM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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