You tell me that I have false beliefs, isn’t that ironic? lol
No, it isn't ironic. It is sad. And when a person starts attacking such cardinal doctrines as the trinity and the resurrection those are the doctrines which eventually get them banned. Only true heretics deny such basic Christian doctrines. One cannot be a Christian and deny the resurrection and the trinity.
Talk about false beliefs. Yes. Do you want a list? Here it is:
1. A denial of a physical resurrection: You have a belief similar the J.W.'s "spirit resurrection," since flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.
2 A denial of the trinity.
3. A belief that works are necessary for salvation. ("works alone" James 2)
4. A denial in the depravity of man.
5. A denial in the eternal security of the believer.
6. A denial in the necessity of a local church.
7. A denial in the Great Commission; that the Great Commission was fulfilled in the first century and is not applicable for us today.
8. A belief in entire sanctification.
That is a few just for starters. There are more. Yes, you believe in unbiblical doctrines to the point of grave heresy, heresy that says that you are outside the realm of orthodox Christianity--not a Christian at all.
How can you say it has nothing to do with salvation? James says can such a faith save a man? NO, SUCH A FAITH CANNOT SAVE A MAN.
You better believe it has to do with salvation.
The entire book is not speaking of salvation; but rather living a practical Christian life. As long as you refuse to see that you will never understand the book of James. James is speaking of a faith that produces good works.
I fear for you, for you to hinder people who search for the Truth, and to tell them they do not have the ability to obey in any way.
You keep spouting off “faith alone.” Let us listen to what was written from God.
James 2:24 You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
Did you see that? NOT BY FAITH ALONE.
You don't have to fear for me. I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that if I were to die right now, I would go to straight to heaven. I have that assurance. I will not lose my salvation. It is eternally secure in the hand of Christ. My salvation is by faith in Christ, who alone saves me by His Grace. I understand what James is teaching. I understand the context. I can see why an unsaved man would not understand these things.
We are justified by faith, and with the mouth we confess AND ARE SAVED.
See Romans 10:10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
Here Paul explains that we are justified APART from OBERVING THE LAW.
Your explanation of Romans 5:1 is pitiful.
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
--Note that it starts with "therefore." That is a "connective" which connects the verse to the preceding verses in the previous chapter. That is actually where it belongs.
There is a wise saying:
Whenever you see a "therefore" or "why-fore" look before to see why for the "therefore" is there for.
Do you understand that? It means be sure of context.
Look before and see what is written:
Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
--Verse 21: A definition of faith--being fully persuaded that what God had promised God would do.
Verse 22: A teaching of faith alone. By faith alone righteousness was imputed to Abraham.
Verse 23-25: Likewise to us: If we believe (faith alone) that Christ was raised up from the dead (physical resurrection), raised for our justification, then we shall be made righteous.
5:1 Therefore being justified by faith (faith alone), we have peace with God.
There is no part of this passage that refers to the OT in any way. There is no part of this passage that refers to OT law, such as circumcision or any other such work. You are reading those things into this passage.
The people for a long time HAD TO WORK THEMSELVES to belong to God. THEY are the one who had to make themselves ceremonially clean, just to worship God. The Old Testament was NOT BASED ON FAITH. Galatians 3:12 The law is not based on faith;
I quoted to you Eph.2:8,9. What is this off-the-topic Scripture that you are giving have any thing to with Eph.2:8,9? Absolutely the nothing!!
The statement is clear: For by grace are you saved through faith.
One can stop right there. All the rest of the passage is to emphasize this one truth. It does not have to do with works at all. It emphasizes this one truth! What truth?
That salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone by grace alone.
If you do not believe that one truth you cannot be saved.
Everything written after that truth is simply to emphasize that one truth.
Thus everything you have written has nothing to do with the truth of this passage.
The Jews had the works of the law like animal sacrifices and the observance of special days JUST TO BELONG TO GOD, JUST TO WORSHIP GOD. THE JEWS COULD BOAST!
Romans 2:17 But if you bear the name "Jew " and rely upon the Law and boast in God,
He is not writing to Jews; he is writing to blood-bought Christians, those who by faith alone have trusted in Christ as their Savior. Thus your explanation makes no sense.
The phrase you are trying to explain, "not of works," has nothing to do with OT observances, and there is no such reference to them. You are reading into the Scriptures and in fact, adding to them. That is something which is forbidden in the Word of God. Again, these were not Jews he is writing to, and thus your whole argument fails.
Are you finally admitting now that we are to confess to be saved?
You didn't read my post carefully. Confession is an expression of faith, and that is all. It is not a work, per se. You have a wrong definition. The Ethiopian Eunuch made no public confession. He was in a desert!
Ha ha ha You kept saying that Philip taught the eunuch through the Old Testament and not with the New Testament. I had to keep explaining to you that Philip taught Jesus from the New Testament that he had learned verbally before it was written down.
Isaiah had NT truth. He may not have understood it all, but he did understand some of it. Look at the NT truth in Isaiah:
Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
--Sinfulness of mankind.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
--The coming Christ, and who he is.
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
--His virgin birth; His name meaning "God with us."
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
--The death of Christ taking our sins, the sins of sinful man, upon himself.
Isaiah 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither
was any deceit in his mouth.
--The burial of Christ, and the nature of Christ--his sinlessness.
Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul,
and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
--The atonement. God was satisfied with His sacrifice.
What do you mean there is no gospel in Isaiah? There is plenty of NT truth and gospel in the book of Isaiah, the very book that the Eunuch was reading. That is where the Eunuch was reading from. Philip knew the gospel message. He preached it from the book of Isaiah, as the Scriptures say he did.
In this you deny the very Word of God.
I always teach faith comes from hearing and being taught!
No you don't; you teach much heresy, as I have listed near the top of this post. It is grave heresy.
[quote[You are badly confused.
Our faith comes from HEARING the word, see Romans 10:14. From hearing the word and being TAUGHT, Colossians 1:5, 7. From continuing in what we have been CONVINCED of, see 2 Timothy 3:14, and being PERSUADED, 2 Corinthians 5:11. Since that is the way faith comes, it would require some understanding. We are not even to lean on our own understanding, but God will cause you to understand after you obey, see Proverbs 3:5-6.[/quote]
Why do you continue to deny 1Cor.2:14
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know
them, because they are spiritually discerned.
The unsaved man cannot understand spiritual things. He cannot!
He must have someone to show him, and the Holy Spirit to help him.
--You are simply denying the Scriptures.
If a person repents and they were not really sorry---THEN IT WAS NOT A TRUE CONFESSION.
You have a wrong definition of repent, and won't admit it.