[Nitehawk013]

Originally Posted by renee819

The reply is true.

People that don't want to give their lives to Jesus completely, try to use, “You're not saved by works,” argument. Which in the Word is usually talking about, The Law. And in actuality, no you are not saved by works. As we see Cornelius was not. But he was saved by “obedience” He was saved by receiving the Holy Ghost and being baptized in Jesus name. In fact he was commanded to be baptized in Jesus name.

When I say, we are not saved by works, I'm talking about---feeding the poor, visiting the sick, giving alms, no one is saved by doing those things apart from the Plan of Salvation.

But on the other hand, if OBEDIENCE, is works, then we are saved by works of obedience.

Saved by faith, YES. Every person in the world that was ever saved, was saved by faith.

But where would Noah have ended if he had refused to build the Ark?
Abraham, if he had refused to sacrifice his son?
Moses, if he had refused to lead the Children of Israel out of Egypt?

No one is saved by faith alone. Faith requires obedience. And where will those end up refusing to be obedient to God's Plan of Salvation, because they have been taught a false doctrine that to do so is works. And somehow “works” has become more terrible than sin, or disobedience.

Yet we are told over and over that we will be judged by our works.

^^ This. Perfect response across the board. Faith alone wasn't good enough for any figure in scripture. They ALL had to ACT on faith with OBEDIANCE and yes...WORKS in order to be "saved".