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To: Quester
typo ...

Ah, OK. I should have read down before responding about the "fathers".

Those which have a true Christian faith will produce corresponding works

Some will and others won't and some will lose their faith. Since faith can be increased (Luke 17:5) it also can decrease.

21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity. 24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock, 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand, 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.

(Matthew 7)

And why call you me, Lord, Lord; and do not the things which I say?

(Luke 6:46)

The presumption that the redemptive work of Christ will be done to us while we sit around, declare ourselves saved, and fantacize about crowns is something Christ warned us very sternly about.

8,411 posted on 06/12/2006 2:30:20 PM PDT by annalex
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To: annalex
Those which have a true Christian faith will produce corresponding works.

Some will and others won't and some will lose their faith.


So you don't believe the words of Christ ... that he that believeth will do ... His works ?
John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Do you find anywhere in scripture where Jesus warns that one's faith can be lost ... or that believers won't perform commensurate works ?

8,414 posted on 06/12/2006 3:33:19 PM PDT by Quester
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