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To: Eagle Eye
But you are saying that believers can't do good works, right?

Exactly. Only God can do good works.

151 posted on 01/16/2006 7:22:47 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: Raycpa

Take my advice and go back to Sunday School for about another 20 years. Not only are you wrong, you are embarrassingly wrong.



Act 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.





Rom 13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:





Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.





1Ti 2:10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.





1Ti 5:10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.





1Ti 5:25 Likewise also the good works [of some] are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.





1Ti 6:18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;





2Ti 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.





Tts 2:7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,





Tts 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.





Tts 3:8 [This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.





Tts 3:14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.





Hbr 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:





1Pe 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.


Spirit filled beleivers do good works.


157 posted on 01/16/2006 7:43:07 PM PST by Eagle Eye (There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
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