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Old 03-13-2009, 07:18 PM
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Is obediance to the word of God considered "works"?


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Old 03-13-2009, 07:28 PM
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Re: obediance/work

I will have to think about this.
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Old 03-13-2009, 07:45 PM
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Is obediance to the word of God considered "works"?


When we work out our own salvation with fear and trembling.. it would certainly include obediance to His Word.
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Old 03-13-2009, 09:17 PM
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When we work out our own salvation with fear and trembling.. it would certainly include obediance to His Word.
I guess its settled... Faith without works is dead... without works we have dead faith... so if we are saved we will have works.

No works = unsaved
Works = saved.

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Is obediance to the word of God considered "works"?


Obedience to the word can be considered a work BUT the way Paul uses the word it was in connection to seeking to be justified by the works of the Law of Moses
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Old 03-13-2009, 09:44 PM
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Obedience to the word can be considered a work BUT the way Paul uses the word it was in connection to seeking to be justified by the works of the Law of Moses
I agree. Definitions of words mean everything.
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Old 03-14-2009, 12:24 AM
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Re: obediance/work

We will be judged by our works.

We are ordained to DO good works.

8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph. 2:8-10

I agree with the other brothers. When Paul seems to be speaking against works it is usually in the context of the Old Covenant.
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Old 03-14-2009, 09:40 AM
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Re: obedience/work

I do not think it is a work to obey the Word.
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Old 03-14-2009, 11:49 PM
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I do not think it is a work to obey the Word.
I agree with you.


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Old 03-15-2009, 07:09 AM
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We will be judged by our works.

We are ordained to DO good works.

8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph. 2:8-10

I agree with the other brothers. When Paul seems to be speaking against works it is usually in the context of the Old Covenant.
Thanks for being the first to use the bible.

31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.


You don't have the Holy Ghost given without obedience.

Over the years I have seen an exhaustive trend for people to generously classify commands as works. Then they condem works as acts of trying to earn salvation. Then they toss the works away entirely.

I suspect the apostles would not so called if they sat down and did nothing.
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