Who are the REAL Christians?

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14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

(James 2:14-18)

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by Adam

Do you know 100% what this is?

A subject change? Yes, this is documented. It's not a puzzle, giving a stranger a drink of water.

Maybe I read you wrong, but I never read about Christ turning anyone away
for good deeds; in fact I read that one is rewarded for even the smallest kindness?
So maybe a restate or something...

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Adam

How do you interpret Matt 7:22-23?

People who did certain things for God will be rejected (to their surprise) because they didn't do what God wanted them to do. What they did, contrary to their own opinions, was bad (iniquity, in the KJ).

I don't see anything about faith, or grace, or believing. Yes, other passages talk about those things, even in the Gospels. Just not this one, and not the one about sheep and goats.

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Jesus gave the commandment to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out lepers.

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

A subject change? Yes, this is documented. It's not a puzzle, giving a stranger a drink of water.

Maybe I read you wrong, but I never read about Christ turning anyone away
for good deeds; in fact I read that one is rewarded for even the smallest kindness?
So maybe a restate or something...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

I never read about Christ turning anyone away
for good deeds

He told them that even those they performed miracles in His name, He did not know them, and cast them out.

He did not know them. What exactly does He mean by that?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Timmy

People who did certain things for God will be rejected (to their surprise) because they didn't do what God wanted them to do. What they did, contrary to their own opinions, was bad (iniquity, in the KJ).

I don't see anything about faith, or grace, or believing. Yes, other passages talk about those things, even in the Gospels. Just not this one, and not the one about sheep and goats.

That's not what it says. It says "I never knew you."

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

A subject change?

Not necessarily. The subject is "Who are the REAL Christians?" My hypothesis is that only Jesus knows who they are.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Adam

That's not what it says. It says "I never knew you."

True. It doesn't say they didn't know Him, as you said earlier.

Sorry, you asked about 22-23, and I threw in something from 21.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Adam

Not necessarily. The subject is "Who are the REAL Christians?" My hypothesis is that only Jesus knows who they are.

And that is a reasonable hypothesis (in the context of Biblical theology). Nobody who believes the Bible can know if they will make it to heaven. (Byrd, don't even bother! )

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Timmy

True. It doesn't say they didn't know Him, as you said earlier.

Ooops, didn't realize I wrote that.