BEST COMMNET.
By Rappin Rhymer.
A sermon you arent likely to hear in many churches unfortunately.
Many share a false gospel of "faith alone", yet the only time faith alone is mentioned in the bible, it is condemned.
In the parable of the wise and foolish builders, Jesus describes the difference between those who hear His words and do not follow, and those who hear His words and put them in to practice.
According to Him, it is the difference between heaven and hell.
While works alone do not save a person, there are none saved who are without those good works.
If your faith calls you to do, or not do something, the act of carrying it out is not only faithfulness but righteousness.
The problem I find is that some dont want the truth-they want a license to live as an abomination to everything good, and still be regarded as holy.
Thats also prophesy, something about believing what tickles thier ears, seeing but being blind, listening yet not perceiving. Although Paul warned against divisions of the faith, prophesy also showed it was inevitable-and worse towards the end.
The bible isnt hard to get a general sense of Gods word, but perhaps just as easy to twist it to any flavour we want?
God help us!
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UPDATE. 29/3/2015.
Very interesting fact, lets look again.
I will liken him unto a wise man. Matthew 7:24. The Wise and Foolish Builders.
And five of them were wise. Matthew 25:2.
We find and see:
WISE MAN.
WISE VIRGINS.
The parable of Jesus in: The Wise and Foolish Builders.
And five of them were wise'. Matthew 25:2.
They seem to be both identical to the teachings of Jesus.
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Reply by Rappin Rhymer.
Yes they both have a similar theme. In both cases they knew the word of God, so they had a faith.
When James talks about "faith alone". he condemns it as a solitary means of salvation.
Some people (like Calvin and Luther), felt James was trying to preach of a works based salvation, but James was only re-iterating what Christ had said all along, as did the old testament.
Obedience isn't a means of salvation (because we all sin), yet willful disobedience definitely does condemn because it opposes God directly.
Faithfulness isnt a work, its part of faith.
