“What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith: but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling; even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.”
Romans 9:30-33 ASV
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The law of God is righteousness when it is followed by faith. Without faith your works are useless as is without works your faith is not faith.
James 2:18 Yea, 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.
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“for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;”
Ephesians 2:8 ASV
Absolutley agree that by faith we are saved as it is a free gift. But we know the tree by its fruit. The works of keeping the commandments is the fruit. Salvation is a free gift by the grattitude of this free gift we strive to keep his commandments.
1 John 5
1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Thought i would share. Thank you
Amen !
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