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God
will judge us on our deeds. Often, we are told in a church that it
really does not matter what we do because Jesus died for our sins.
Fellow colleagues, this is not the truth as God does looks at our works
and by them He judges us. Please do remember what the Holy Bible says:
Romans 2:5-10
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasures up unto thyself
wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment
of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who
by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and
immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do
not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the
Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honor, and peace, to
every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the
Gentile:
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Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. The
mistake is that some people actually believe we do not need any works,
but can continue to live in sin. OK, so this is wrong. The Apostle Paul
tells us: Romans 6:1-4
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Therefore,
let us obey God and do what He tells us.
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Jesus
is our savior. Remember, we cannot be saved by any other name.
Acts 4:12
and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.
God does tell us that we are saved via grace.
Christ died for our sins. He is our savior. Works cannot save us.
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God
not by works, so that no one can boast.
Do understand that we must do what our Lord
commands us. God can guide us to all truth, but we must
listen to his voice.
John 15:10-11
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
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