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To: Blogger
The lost will be judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ according to their works and rejection of the light which God did give to them. The saved will be judged at the Great White Throne judgment according to the works that they have done for him verses those done for some other motivation. For the saved, the works are NOT SALVIFIC.

Tha last sentence here is either meaningless or does not follow, and the previous describes more or less the fact that we are judged, and therefore saved, by works.

But, as the verses you cited indicate, we are also saved by faith. We are not, however, saved by faith alone, just as St. James teaches.

quote James. Don't quote Paul

To counter a Pelagian, I'll quote St. Paul. To counter your particular heresy, I quote St. James.

The Chruch does not teach any "alone" we are not saved by works alone, and we are not saved by faith alone. We are saved by faith working through love (Gal. 5:6).

7,393 posted on 01/23/2007 6:17:55 PM PST by annalex
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To: annalex

Wrong wrong wrong! Our sins were already judged. They are that which has condemned us. We are declared "Not guilty!" Why? Because of Christ. If we have no sin to our record, we are saved-period.

Micah 7:19: “He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea

# Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace

# Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

# Colossians 2:13
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

1 John 2:12
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

No mention of our works gaining our forgiveness.

John 3:18He that believeth on him is not condemned...

Do NOT call condemned that which Christ Jesus Himself does not condemn.


7,396 posted on 01/23/2007 7:22:16 PM PST by Blogger
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