The Meaning of Faith Without Works, and How We're Saved: Looking at James
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ธ.ค. 2019
- Correction- at around the 26 mark, it's *Esther without the works, nor Ruth. Oops.*
Are we saved by faith alone, or faith plus works? This should be a very simple answer, but unfortunately, many works based religions have placed a yoke of works on people by using verses like James 2:26, and others, to tell them works are necessary for salvation. In this video, I look at the teachings, philosophy, and fallacies of works based religions vs grace alone, and go through James 2:14-16 and explain it. James wrote his letter for a reason. Let's take a look!
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Helpful Scriptures:
Rom. 3:24, "being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;"
Rom. 3:26, "for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus."
Rom. 3:28-30, "For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. 29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one."
Rom. 4:3, "For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."
Rom. 4:5, "But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness,"
Rom. 4:11, "And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,"
Rom. 4:16, "Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all."
Rom. 5:1, "therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,"
Rom. 5:9, "Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him."
Rom. 9:30, "What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith."
Rom. 9:33, "just as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
Rom. 10:4, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes."
Rom. 10:9-10, "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; 10for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."
Rom. 11:6, "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace."
Gal. 2:16, "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified."
Gal. 2:21, “I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”
Gal.3:5-6, "Does He then, who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? 6Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."
Gal. 3:8, "And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "All the nations shall be blessed in you."
Gal. 3:14, "in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."
Gal. 3:22, "But the Scripture has shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe."
Gal. 3:24, "Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith."
Phil. 3:9, "and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith."
1 Tim. 1:16, "And yet for this reason I found mercy, in order that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience, as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life."
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"it's not about how to achieve salvation, but how to live out your salvation"
Yuh🙌🏼
“God does not need our good works, but our neighbor does”. Martin Luther
As a born in Jehovah's witness who left the religion after 39 years, I love this video. Going door to door and doing the JW preaching WORK was exhausting, anxiety invoking, and mostly fruitless. As a JW I NEVER understood GRACE. Jesus...the true Jesus of the Bible, is my Lord today and I'm forever grateful for his kindly and light yoke. I'm still very much a prodigal daughter...I feel like I'm constantly slipping into unhealthy behaviors (sin), but I appreciate you explaining the difference between being a prodigal son and a lukewarm unbeliever. I'm so thankful for the TH-cam Christian community and people like you who remind us all to dig deep in scripture constantly. God bless. Shalom. 💚🙏
Ali's Big TOE don’t worry as believers we are being sanctified until the day we die. It’s a lifelong process. The more we grow spiritually the more humbled we become bc we realize how bad we truly are in our hearts (though it may not manifest outwardly.) That leads us to rely more and more on Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Thank God for your life and I do pray for the JW’s to have an eye opening experience and to come to know the true Jesus.
Thank you for your testimony 🙏 Now I HAVE to watch this video!! May the peace of God guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus! 💗🕊
good work.💞
@Tash studying the bible in depth is really good, but as someone who was born a jw, I can tell you that their methods are really flawed. While they claim to just take the bible as writ without doctrine, but that's not really true. Instead they will take a scripture, often but not always, out of context, and jump to a conclusion from there.
It feels like you are getting all this insight into scriptural truth, but a lot of the most important conclusions have little actual biblical support. Like the teaching that Jesus is actually Michael(literally no scriptural basis), the compound sign of the end(based on twisting jesus's words rather than just reading them) that the end has already started(this is based on stuff they don't even believe anymore, but it's been with them so long they can't abandon it anymore even though they don't interpret the scriptures that way anymore) that jesus's return is invisible(he literally said that it wouldn't be, but they need to say it to make other doctrine work) or that you should be willing to die rather than take a blood transfusion(literally no scriptural basis)
According to Tim Henderson who has a TH-cam teaching on this verse about lukewarm Christians..there is no such thing as a lukewarm Christian..
Sis shalom.. my goodness… that marriage analogy absolutely beautiful.. it’s sad us as sinners get saved become so prideful into thinking oh now God need my works.. all that’s needed is to divide the word of truth. Humans see works God see’s the faith. Clear and concise
As hearts go, there is such a genuineness and loving-kindness about this woman. Would love to offer her my humble, sincere thanks and gratitude. This kind of heart is (sadly) quite rare in our faith - so it stands out when seen. You are a light to the world but not like a little candle...rather, like a huge spotlight, hooked to a nuclear power plant. One that nearly sets the sky on fire. What a generous heart, sister :)
Glory be to God!
I love that. "Faith without works is like Abraham without the altar, Noah without the Ark, Ruth without talking to the king, Moses without parting the sea." This quote really stuck to me and brought to mind people I love who fall into this category.
James crossed my mind this week. I am new to being just a plain Christian, I grew up very Catholic, so this has been something I’ve been struggling to accept, but only recently. I God works in mysterious ways since this just popped up on my feed. Thank you!
“It is finished!” Yes, Jesus! You’ve paid it all and overcame the world! Hallelujah!
Galatians next to James: men cannot see faith, only God can. It is that faith that saves you. Though men cannot see faith, they see the results of that faith in good works.” Love this summary!!
Agreed completely. When I first discovered salvation by grace in its fullest meaning, I used to be repulsed by the James passage. But in time, as I grew deep in the grace and knowledge of Christ, I also came to the same understanding, that our expectation of ourselves, and of others in the faith, is not contrary to the salvation-by-grace-alone faith at all. Actually, now more than ever, I comfort myself with James' demand: "show me your faith with your works," as I see glaring inconsistencies that damage our testimony to the world. I'm now sharing with James his frustration.
The secret to understanding this is that there are two different "works" described in scripture. One is the works of the law, and the other is good works. James, here, is talking about doing good works for your fellow man.
"You can't make Jesus your savior and not make him your lord" 14:45
Money quote, Melissa. Love your work, and thank you.
Indeed✨
@@radixreuel7631 That's Lordship Salvation. But the Bible does not say that. Jesus said he who believes on Him has eternal life (John 6:47). Discipleship comes after salvation.
Ιm an orthodox. Never have I ever thought that whatever great deeds we do or even if we did everything good (we can't obviously ) we deserve paradise. We are always unworthy, always don't deserve it, because God validated us upon birth yet still we sin! It's only by God's grace, YET we need to do good deeds and try to behave and mimic Jesus ❤️😀
Great teaching, Melissa, thank you! What helps me understand that verse is to sub the word “love” for faith. Love without works is dead being alone. You don’t just SAY you love someone yet never lift a finger to show you love them. Love is a verb. In a way, so is faith. J. Warner Wallace gave the example of a cop demonstrating his faith in a new bullet-proof vest by taking a bullet at point blank range.
I love this! I'll have to remember this 🙂 thanks for sharing
I'm really thankful for your videos, I was in a hard place in my walk with Christ and i started to lose hope and find myself more lost in the world but God used you to draw me closer to Him and like i just pray He continues to bless your ministry and what your doing. Thank you :)
"Works is the evidence of a saving faith". Great ending words that really nailed it.
I see works as the fruit or consequence of faith (and fear of God). I want to do good things because I want to show Jesus my love for him for what he did on the cross, and the fear of God keeps me focused because everything that I do and think is recorded and will be accounted for.
You explain the bible so beautifully. I needed this video today. God Bless you and happy new year! 💞
Hi there!
Did you watch the video?
A lot of good points are made in this video. I like the do and done explanation regarding religions. Jesus did it all. As he said, "It is finished." Done.
Yet we are still here. People are being born, and people are dying. So, even though it is finished or done, this world is still going on as it has since he said those words, which means we are obviously supposed to be doing something. But what are we supposed to be doing? And what exactly is finished or done?
Well, what is finished or done is what Jesus said he came to do, which is to fulfill the law and the prophets, to accomplish their purpose. Jesus fulfilled the purpose of Israel. He accomplished their mission, to be a light to the nations. AND he also gave himself as the sacrificial lamb to atone for the sins of the world. He became and did everything that God wanted him to be and do.
So, where does that leave us today? What are we supposed to be doing?
Well, what did Jesus tell us to do?
"Abide in me."
"Keep my commandments."
Those are a few.
He said other things, obviously. Some things that he spoke to people in the gospel records can be considered commandments for all of us, I think. Take the woman who was caught in the act of adultery, which is sin, and was brought before him. He told her to go and "sin no more."
Some professing Christians today teach that it is impossible for us to not sin. I didn't realize Jesus was in the business of commanding people, especially his people, to do impossible things. I'm thinking if Jesus commands something, then there must be a way to obey his commandment.
Maybe that ability has something to do with abiding in him. But what does it mean to abide in Jesus? That's the $64,000 question, isn't it? Is it saying a prayer one time, inviting him into your heart, then thinking you've got a ticket into heaven? Is it going to church and doing what the pastor says? Is it studying your Bible and doing 'good' things?
I find it interesting that the Hebrew name of Jesus means God is our salvation. So, if we truly abide in Jesus, then we are abiding in God, our salvation. The way I understand it, people don't "get saved." Salvation is not a gift we possess. Salvation is everything God has done for mankind in and through Jesus, and we either abide in Jesus or we abide outside of Jesus.
So, again, the big question is, what does it mean to abide in Jesus? What does that look like? How does one do it and continue doing it? What happens if one does not abide in him?
Jesus said, "If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me."
God calls the whole world, but not everyone answers that call.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Jesus is the chosen one. Many are called to abide in him, but few actually do abide in him.
Who will stand with Jesus at the very end? Who will be in the chosen one?
The called, and chosen, and faithful. Revelation 17:14
That's not three different groups of people. That's one group of people who answered his call and abided in him by being faithful.
What's the equivalent of being faithful? Being obedient, maybe? Keeping his commandments?
Maybe "works" in the book of James often actually means "obedience." It wasn't the work of offering Isaac upon the altar that justified Abraham, it was his obedience to God in giving up that which he loved the most, the embodiment of the promise God had made to him.
It was Peter's obedience to Jesus when Peter stepped out of the boat into the raging sea and started walking on the water toward Jesus that gave life to Peter's faith. But then his fear caused him to pause, and his pause was disobedience, so his faith then died, and he began to sink. While Peter obeyed in spite of the raging sea, his faith was alive and kept him above the water and moving toward his lord. The second he disobeyed, his faith was no longer a living faith.
So, maybe abiding in Jesus, who IS salvation, means faithfully obeying his commandments steadfastly. He said, "If you love me, keep my commandments."
Love this. I’ve been a Christian for a while but I could listen to this everyday. So beautifully put!
ciircumstances in life led to my horrible nasty sins. i am physically n mentally ill. i get paranoid, but i know faith in lord christ saves me. redemption n repentence is beautiful.
I praise our Lord and Saviour for you Melissa! You have helped me beyond measure, to understand God's Word. Please, please, continue your ministry!❤🙏
Dear sister in Christ..thank you...this was so needed and prayers many hear it..God bless you..Fully believe what you taught...amen
Wow ! A beautiful woman teaching the pure gospel of Christ. Thank you. I love you.
I found my answer I recently asked you, if you were Catholic and this video definitely answered my questions and I thank you for helping me be freed from the conformity of the Catholic religion. ☮️💟✝️JESUS SAVES☮️💟✝️ me alone. Thank you 🙏 p.s what church do you go to and if you don’t, you should start one. You are definitely gifted and have helped me tremendously. God bless you and your family. Always Love, Brother Christopher 🙏
Hey there! I'm glad you went through some of my other previous videos and found that this one helped you so much. I go to a small Christian church here in my town. I suppose if there was a 'denomination' to it, it'd have baptist roots.
If you're wanting to learn more, I highly suggest Mike Winger's channel where he does a playlist on Catholicism. He's very loving and fair with his assessments. Praise God :-)
@@MelissaDougherty thank you for replying so quickly I appreciate it. What is the name of your church and does it have a website? I’m in Connecticut right now but I’m definitely looking for a church to celebrate with.
Melissa, I so needed to see this video. I'm a born again Christian, but I struggle with the idea that I haven't done enough to actually be saved and get to Heaven and make it up in the Rapture. I have talked to my pastor and he assured me that I'm saved and I don't need to do anything else. I felt good for a while, but a few days later, I was struggling again. Then I found your video. I'm not saying your video is better than what my pastor told me...it was true. But for some reason, I needed to hear and and see it presented in this way. THANK YOU
I don't understand how someone can take one understanding from a small snippet of a passage while ignoring the other 100 or so passages that teach the exact opposite?
Thank you so much for your channel Mellisa! You are helping so many people❤️
Melissa, you are an amazing teacher. I’m glad YT recommended this channel.
Thank you 🙏
This is the best explanation I’ve ever heard! What a blessing to have found you
Milissa I believe God sent me on a journey to discover you on TH-cam last night. It's a deceptive world out there full of falsehoods and it's refreshing to listen to you and the Divine truth you bring. May the Lord bless you in your ministry, you are a blessing to us
I needed this. I’ve been questioning and wondering. Thank you for clarifying. 🎉
AMEN! Thank you my sister! I am so grateful for your time and commitment in making this video it has been so beneficial to me and I will be using it to better explain and lead my three children to the cross. God bless you and everything that you are doing on this platform to glorify His name. I am so appreciative of your channel!
Thank you so much, Melissa! You laid this out absolutely perfectly. Your videos are always so edifying. In light of your most recent video, I wish I was in YOUR women’s Bible study group 🥰
This was so rich, so good. I got so much from this video. Melissa, I love your descriptions and visual representations such as the marriage and the ring. Thank you so much it helps me to then teach my teens with more clarity, so that they may not be deceived in a death faith.
Dear sister in Christ, you are wise beyond your years. Jesus shines through you and you are very blessed that he has brought you to the light in your own life and uses you so eloquently to convey his true ways to the rest of us. Your ministry is a true blessing to this Holy Ghost filled gifts believing Christian.
Thank You for your service! 😇
I am so glad God lead me to your channel. I prayed, and he answered. God Bless you even more Melissa :)
This is an A W E S O M E video!!! Thank you so much for sharing this! My eyes were opened and for the first time, I actually understand the Scripture that has been in front of my eyes this whole time! How blind was I?! Thank you Melissa!! We LOVE your videos! May your ministry be blessed.
I think I’ve watched a dozen of your videos in the last week - so incredibly strong! Your grasp and understanding of scripture is amazing - truly an inspiration as I continue to carry the light of Jesus into my corner of the world. Keep it up!
Thank you, Melissa!! May God continue to bless your ministry!
@Melissa Dougherty - Thank you for this video! The verses that you called out in the book of James confused me as well, especially when we are told so often that it's not works but grace through faith in the finished work of Christ. Your explanation of these verses was spot on and easy to understand.
Thank you sister for taking the time to put this video together, and to explain how these verse do not contradict scripture, but instead gels with the overall message of the New Testament perfectly. Praise God that He has done all this for us! And thank you again for your faithfulness in explaining what the Spirit has to say to the church today! Blessings to you and your family. :)
i was just reading james last night and these were the exact verses i was reading, and i'll admit, it got me nervous. But this video and your arguements have brought me so much peace! Thank you Melissa!!!
That was so great!! You explain and break things down so well 😊 Thank you so much for all that you do! ❤️
Thank you so much for being an obedient servant, I'm going to listen to this again and again and share it a million times, I love how you simplified this topic, yet radically expanded my views and spoken straight to my heart. 💖😃
This is sooooo helpful, thank you! I cannot wait for your video that you proposed in this video. This whole battle or faith + works debate so many have been having has really thrown me for a loop after getting saved in August.
Love that! “Do!” and “Done!” Simple! Clear! No razzmatazz. Excellent analysis.
I lost count of how many times I read this verse to end up confused and lost count of how many Christians I asked what this verse really meant to only end up with different answers that confused me. I thank you sincerely, Melissa, for such a beautiful job in making God's Word so clear and simple to understand. May our Father God bless you always.
It's helped me too..AT LAST
It means exactly what it says, that faith without works is dead. Because there is actually no such thing as 'faith without works' ! Faith manifests itself through works, and if it doesn't, then it is not REAL faith ----and an unreal or "dead' faith is certainly not going to save anyone! Compare it to love. Love without works is dead too ! It's not REAL. If you claim that you "love" someone, yet never show it through your 'works' (your actions), that 'love' is not REAL. It's an ILLUSION, or it's 'dead'. Love that does not show itself through actions is FAKE love; and faith that never shows itself through actions is FAKE faith. Fake faith won't save anyone ! Without the actions, both 'faith' and 'love' are just FEELINGS someone may have or claim to have. But faith and love are REAL things, not just feelings. It's like someone saying "I have courage," but then they never act courageously ! Then they DON'T have courage. They are just LYING to themselves ! ......If you don't act faithfully, you don't have faith !
@Melissa Dougherty, I admire your passion for the study and explanation of the Word!
Love this video. I've been mulling this over for awhile, but haven't quite been able to wrap my head around it. When you acted out talking to Jesus while he was on the cross that made it crystal clear. Thanks so much.
You have the most amazing ability to help one understand faith and the bible. In a world so filled with contrarian views, you truly have a gift to sift through and explain it to a lamen, or someone newly saved as myself. Thank you so much for your channel, it has given me an understanding at a time of frustration. God bless you Melissa 🙏
Thank you for this video. Made complete sense. May God continue to bless you Melissa so you can continue to bless others!! 💖👏🏾 Thank God for you!
You explaining this Melissa really helped me so much, thanks.
This is profoundly true! You explain this very well! I love your grasp of what the context of scripture is really saying! Thanks! ❤️🎚
Girl, the theology here: 🙌🏼👍🏼💯
And your hair: 🙌🏼👍🏼💯
Thank you for your bold defense of Scripture, and for your work helping us all understand other religions and how they view God, Jesus, and salvation. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Father God for your blessing on Melissa with Grace, wisdom and strength to share the truth!! Blessed!
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Wow Melissa, this video has taken such a weight off me . thank you, I’ve saved it to go back to it again. god bless you!!
Thank you Melissa for making these videos. Your explanations are so uncomplicated and easy to understand. I share your videos all the time, I hope more and more people will find your channel.
The truth is absolutely beautiful. Thank you to Jesus for His work through Melissa in presenting the Gospel so clearly.
Well presented and understandable. Thanks for this Melissa 🙏
Recently discovered your channel and it has been life changing. Thank you for blessing us with your videos. Learning a lot
Me too ! Yay ! She’s so awesome 😎
I'm really happy you connected these verses with the Galatians epistle, before I made the connection I felt serious depression and confusion but now have a better understanding. God Bless and have a wonderful day
WOW. Thank you, been praying on clarity on this. So helpful.
Yes, me too!
Yes this is a fav of word of faithers. The way you explained this was spot on as usual.
I am so thankful for this vídeo. Thanks, Melissa.
You have no idea how much this has helped me!! Thank you so much!
Thank you Melissa. This was a great way to start off the New Year for me. I love how clear and articulate you are.
I do indeed love this lady's teachings and am praying for you.. hard to find someone who will tell it like it is ..God bless you ma'am😁💖🙏
Love it!! What an awesome explanation & breakdown
thank you so much for this!! this has truely blessed me today :)
God bless you Melissa, keep it up and don't give up on teaching us the right gospel.
That was a GREAT video!!! Thanks Melissa!!
I am very pleased the way you explained the verses in James, especially dealing with the Abraham being justified by works. Good job.
I'm so in love with your channel! Thank you Jesus! ☺️🙏
I find this passage in James very well explained. I like the explanation that there is a theological definition and a non theological definition of justification.
Thank you so much for this clarification. I struggle with this sometimes. God bless you!!! I hope you enjoy a blessed christmastime and a beautiful christmasday!!!
Woww! You are the best teacher of the Bible to help explain all things that confused me for years in "church"!
I love your closing comment. You truly are a servant of Christ. THANK YOU 😊 SISTER
Loved this! I love hearing you and I get so much out of it. Thanks
This is the most clarity I have received from anyone regarding this topic. Thank you so much for this video 🙏🏽👍🏼👏🏽
Yes, crystal clear to me! @Melissa Doherty thank you so much!
Only a quarter of the way through and I love this Melissa!!! May God continue to bless you SO much for the work He has you doing through Him and for Him.
You Believe in The Lord God, but your name is pondering skeptic, could you explain?
An excellent explanation of faith, salvation and works.
Thank you very much. You truly are a blessed young woman❣️
Very good video, Melissa! I love the book of James as well. Plus your examples and analogies are spot on. 👍Thx so much for sharing. 😇🙏💯 ❤
This is the best way to explain how I feel about all the "Do" Religions. You nailed it!
Please read Matthew 25:31-46. Jesus here declares that everyone will either be saved or damaged according to one's works,...Saved by Grace's is not mentioned. Please read the whole Bible, it must all harmonize.
@@juanrivera3969 Wrong. Jesus is speaking about the different rewards His saints will receive based on what they did with the Gospel and their good deeds while on earth. We are to be good stewards of all that we been given. Jesus was admonishing those who merely were saved and rested in that without spreading the Gospel or helping others. They will still be in Heaven but each e of us who will be in Heaven will receive different rewards based on our earthly good deeds. Same for those who will be in hell. They will receive different degrees of punishment based on their earthly sins.
@@melissaculpepper7663 nicely put. Those who are convicted always trying to fight it. God's Word, however, is very clear.
One of my favorite videos you've done
thank you so much for this! may God bless you!!
Thanks Melissa for this explanation. I have been saved for many years and this passage of James has puzzled me from time to time. I have heard pastors on TH-cam explain this and I often find that their explanations wanting but you explained this passage of James well.
Thank you very much! I’ve been struggling a lot but that’s what I think I understand now: God can see whether you have a living faith in your heart or not. You don't have to prove anything to him by works. He can see.
For that reason it's not about the amount of works that you do by faith, it's about whether your faith produces any good works at all. This is the sign for others, but also for yourself, that your faith is a living faith! And that’s the faith that saves.
Good job clarifying this EXTREMELY important issue. I liked your "Do and Done" thing. beautifully clear and succinct way to phrase it. I'm in 100% agreement with you on this issue theologically and spiritually, and I've been writing about it and discussing it for more than 40 years, because it is so critically important. But you have been battling against the other religions and cults (which you correctly say are ALL works based), whereas I've been dealing with the opposite problem : Christians (particularly Lutherans, but many others as well) who divorce works from faith ENTIRELY, not only in their lives, but in their actual teachings!...As though you could have a real, living faith that is without any 'works' AT ALL. So you love all the verses that are about being saved through faith alone (and you're right to love them), but I love all the HUNDREDS of verses about DOING God's will----about obedience to God. Ha! We're both right ! ....I think that faith and works really cannot really be separated. Works without faith is self-righteousness (and, of course, un-Christian), and faith without works is self-delusion (it's not real faith, and also un-Christian for that reason). Faith without works isn't REAL, just as love without works isn't real. If I told you "I love you," but did NO "works" (actions) that EVER showed that, it would just be meaningless so-called 'love' ! Same with faith.
This is very well explained. Thank you and be blessed!!
Exellent teaching. Thank you Melissa♥️
Really enjoyed this. I've watched it twice & took notes. Thanks 👍
Your videos are so educational and helpful!
Thank you so much for clarifying this for me. It’s been a struggle…thank you.🙏
Great explanation. My husband & I touched on this verse to be our son. I'll share this video to him. Thank you.
Great break down by far the best understanding I have had
I like where you stand so far as I can tell. Subscribed 👍🏼
Beautifully taught sister AMEN
Melissa, this was so informative, logical, and well organized. Thanks for making it; it was really helpful. God bless you.
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Excellent teaching on this subject .bless you 🙏
Really succinct and well-presented gospel truth. Well done Melissa :)
I love all your teachings. You make the Bible so easy to understand. God Bless