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To: Boogieman

Those who are part of the second resurrection are judged on their works, and no man can possibly be judged righteous based on his works,


James2
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,

16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that?

17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

This is exactly what Jesus taught.

Paul was only saying that we could not work our way to salvation through the law because works with out faith is also dead.

Regardless of who was in the first Resurrection, At the last day Jesus is going to raise the believers.

Rev 20
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Jesus is going to raise all of those whose name is written in the book of life, the names written in the book of life are there or not there depending on their works.


76 posted on 06/01/2014 12:31:20 PM PDT by ravenwolf
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To: ravenwolf

“This is exactly what Jesus taught.

Paul was only saying that we could not work our way to salvation through the law because works with out faith is also dead.”

Yes, exactly right. You can’t save yourself with works, as all our works are as filthy rags to God. So, how do you think God will judge us if He judges us based on those works?

“Jesus is going to raise all of those whose name is written in the book of life, the names written in the book of life are there or not there depending on their works.”

Actually, it doesn’t say that in the description of the second resurrection. It says those who are not found in the book of life are cast into the lake of fire. It is conspicuously silent about any who might be found in the book of life at that time, probably because they were already resurrected during the first resurrection.


124 posted on 06/02/2014 12:38:22 PM PDT by Boogieman
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