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IF YOU ARE SAVED AND YOU KNOW IT SAY AMEN!!! AMEN!!! The bible says that Christians know that they are saved. Cults on the other hand teach that one must obey laws to be saved and then God will decide whether you will make it to heaven or not, only if you are good enough. What an affront to the cross and the shed blood of Jesus Christ. If you could keep the law then Jesus would not have came! Jesus is the end of the law to those who believe! Salvtion is a gift of Grace to Gods beloved!! If you break just one law...you have broke them all according to the bible and you are guilty of damnation. Still want to trust in the law to save you??? The Bible says, “Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin” (Proverbs 20:9). God is perfect and therefore all sin is serious in His sight. The Bible teaches that sin is not limited to just actions but also includes thoughts and words. “He (Jesus) went on “What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean’. For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean’” (Mark 7:20-23). Romans 10:10-11 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Acts 8:36-37 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the of God. 2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. Galatians 3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began Hebrews 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. Hebrews 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 1 John 2:25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.  Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images." |
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10/24/2008 2:28 am |
The truth is that if the law could be changed and abolished then Christ needn't of died for our breaking of it. It is a shame to claim to love Jesus yet not obey Him. This same Jesus who declared that not one jot or tittle of the law would be abolished from the Law as long as the heavens and the earth exist. Heb:5:9: And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him And I can confidentally claim the atoning blood of Christ for my sins at this moment, because Jesus Christ is my ADVOCATE in the Heavenly Sanctuary AT THIS MOMENT presenting His blood for me to the Father... but I am NOT going to use the death of Christ to excuse sin, which is transgression of the Law of God. Jesus Christ will not deny befor the Heavenly Father... those who do not deny Him and they deny Him BY THEIR WORKS. Mt:10:33: But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Ti:1:16: They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. Rom:3:31: Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Rom:6:2: God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Rom:6:15: What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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10/24/2008 2:32 am |
And by the way its just ridiculous to throw the word "Cult" around ...as you ALWAYS ARE FOND OF DOING... just because someone points out to you that the Bible says over and over again that we must keep the Commandments. That doesnt mean you are in a "Cult" ...it just means that you read the Bible and do as God says. Rv:12:17: And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rv:14:12: Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rv:22:14: Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. You would say "Here are they that are in a Cult"... God says the saints "Here are they that keep the Commandments of God AND the Faith of Jesus". You try to pit the two things against each other, unfortuately. Its just stupid, Kim. But Im sure alot of people buy all of this. Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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10/24/2008 2:36 am |
and again by the way THIS is the EVERLASTING GOSPEL.... Revelation 14: 6: And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 12: Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. You have not the proper understanding of the Gospel and you would say John Wesley of the Methodists was a Cult Leader. (ridiculous as it would be) "'I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.' . . . Without question, His meaning in this place is (consistently with all that goes before and follows after),--I am come to establish it in its fullness, in spite of all the glosses of men: I am come to place in a full and clear view whatsoever was dark or obscure therein: I am come to declare the true and full import of every part of it; to show the length and breadth, the entire extent, of every commandment contained therein, and the height and depth, the inconceivable purity and spirituality of it in all its branches."--Wesley, sermon 25. To those who urged that "the preaching of the gospel answers all the ends of the law," Wesley replied: "This we utterly deny. It does not answer the very first end of the law, namely, the convincing men of sin, the awakening those who are still asleep on the brink of hell." The apostle Paul declares that "by the law is the knowledge of sin;" "and not until man is convicted of sin, will he truly feel his need of the atoning blood of Christ. . . . 'They that be whole,' as our Lord Himself observes, 'need not a physician, but they that are sick.' It is absurd, therefore, to offer a physician to them that are whole, or that at least imagine themselves so to be. You are first to convince them that they are sick; otherwise they will not thank you for your labor. It is equally absurd to offer Christ to them whose heart is whole, having never yet been broken."--Ibid., sermon 35. Thus while preaching the gospel of the grace of God, Wesley, like his Master, sought to "magnify the law, and make it honorable." Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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10/24/2008 2:39 am |
Its a real pity that you mix things up so much and confuse things so terribly. You ALWAYS act as if someone who knows they must keep the Commandments, THEREFORE must not rely on the merits of Christ for salvation, when I have NEVER said that at all. It is ridiculous. Wesley declared the perfect harmony of the law and the gospel. "There is, therefore, the closest connection that can be conceived, between the law and the gospel. On the one hand, the law continually makes way for, and points us to, the gospel; on the other, the gospel continually leads us to a more exact fulfilling of the law. The law, for instance, requires us to love God, to love our neighbor, to be meek, humble, or holy. We feel that we are not sufficient for these things; yea, that 'with man this is impossible;' but we see a promise of God to give us that love, and to make us humble, meek, and holy: we lay hold of this gospel, of these glad tidings; it is done unto us according to our faith; and 'the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us,' through faith which is in Christ Jesus. . . . "In the highest rank of the enemies of the gospel of Christ," said Wesley, "are they who openly and explicitly 'judge the law' itself, and 'speak evil of the law;' who teach men to break (to dissolve, to loose, to untie the obligation of) not one only, whether of the least or of the greatest, but all the commandments at a stroke. . . . The most surprising of all the circumstances that attend this strong delusion, is that they who are given up to it, really believe that they honor Christ by overthrowing His law, and that they are magnifying His office while they are destroying His doctrine! Yea, they honor Him just as Judas did when he said, 'Hail, Master, and kissed Him.' And He may as justly say to every one of them, 'Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?' It is no other than betraying Him with a kiss, to talk of His blood, and take away His crown; to set light by any part of His law, under pretense of advancing His gospel. Nor indeed can anyone escape this charge, who preaches faith in any such a manner as either directly or indirectly tends to set aside any branch of obedience: who preaches Christ so as to disannul, or weaken in any wise, the least of the commandments of God."--Ibid. Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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10/24/2008 2:40 am |
But anyway have fun convincing everyone that John Wesley was a Cult Leader. Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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10/24/2008 2:49 am |
LET ME JUST CLARIFY THIS... You dont go claiming the Blood of Christ while stomping all over His Law. If you have GENUINE FAITH you will ALSO BELIEVE that Christ has power to sanctify you and cleanse you from sin. You will ALWAYS realize your complete DEPENDENCE upon the Blood of Christ, BUT you will LOVE GOD, RESPECT HIS LAW, submit to Him in OBEDIENCE out of love, loyalty and respect for God as your Creator. To not do so is to DENY CHRIST... it is to BLASPHEME GOD.... to claim to love Him while living in denial of His Commandments. Jesus said IF you love Me, keep My Commandments and He also said Mt:10:33: But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. this is speaking of His work as an ADVOCATE before God. This means if we go around claiming the blood of Christ while DENYING HIM by our works... then it is clear... Jesus will DENY US before the Father. Jude:1:4: For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Ti:1:16: They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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10/24/2008 2:54 am |
By the way, this is just in regard to ONE OF THE MANY lying distortions that you have perpetrated about the Seventh Day Adventist Church: [post 138674] Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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I may not know where my car keys are but I know that I know that I know where I am spending eternity... and it sure ain't Cleveland!! Amen?! Amen!
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10/24/2008 5:19 am |
Amen,Amen.. Regards
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AMEN I am sorry Claudia does not understand why the Laws are done away with. Its simple. We are not justified by keeping a law. We are justified solely by what Jesus did. Our righteousness lands solely on his shoulders. Its simple. Thats why it is for everyone.
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10/24/2008 6:25 am |
Amen and God bless you Kim, Jesus came to give us life in all of its fullness Gods way is my way,...Clay
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10/24/2008 8:27 am |
As I John 5:13 states, "These things I have written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life." Amen to the grace of God.
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So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you;" John 6:53 Did God say to eat the law????? No he said to partake of the blood of the lamb!!!! All obedience to a form of law, the letter which kills, is sin. Mans obedience is filthy rags in Gods sight. Only a new creature pleases God. A person born of God having his seed and his character by the new birth!!! The tree of sin was the knowlege of good and evil...sinners can do good works if they want to. Matters not a hoot if God did not do it through that person by the holy Spirit!!! Those who trust the law instead of completely and entirely on the blood of Jesus are counting the blood as unworthy enough to save! Only Gods works will be crowned!!! Those under the law will be judged by that law. Hebrews 10 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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10/24/2008 11:59 pm |
Its no wonder Jesus talked about people who are blind and deaf. I not ONCE said you are saved by keeping the Law.. People are just AMAZING! But oh well, thats their problem. By the way, was John Wesley in a "CULT"? Ridiculous. You always try to avoid the real issues. You start with this garbage saying Im in a "Cult" because "I depend on keeping the Law for salvation" Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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YOUNG53M Claudia knows she can not persuade me...I know the living God personally...I know his grace and his mercy! I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing, I will sing! Nothing that I have done or ever could do...only the goodness of my God, only his love, only his compassion's that end not. To save a wretch like me...undeserving me!!! I am blessed more than words could describe. Never would I want her dead vain prideful religion...IT IS DEATH,DEATH,DEATH, BUT JESUS IS LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY. Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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10/25/2008 1:40 am |
I forgot to add this... I lost track of where to post these things because there is just one post after another by Kim, about the Seventh Day Adventist Church.. but anyway I posted some of this over on her "Shut Door" rigamarole post,,, But anyway, Being a hypocrite and claiming to "love Jesus" and to "Believe in Jesus" isnt any more acceptable or pleasing to God today then it was back in the days of Christ... Modern day Pharisees simply intead of saying they kept the law but really didnt... then instead claim to believe in Jesus but prove that they dont by their works... It is just the new modern day hollow pretense. If you are going to claim you BELIEVE then you had been be backing that up by your works, Faith without Works is DEAD. Why? because it is PROOF that you are just all talk. YES I can freely claim the atoning blood of Christ and RIGHT NOW I claim the blood of Christ, but if tomorrow I am going to willingly trample all over God's Law, FORGET IT! God isnt going to be trifled with. Being a WHITED SEPULCHURE isnt any more acceptable to God now then it was before. its merely Phariseeism, Roman Catholicism in new disguise. Let me go out and stomp on God's Law while claiming I 'LOVE JESUS' then just go to CONFESSION and confess my sins then go out and stomp all over God's Law again... its alright, just sprinkle a little "Holy" Water on me and Im good to go! SORRY! False Doctrine! It makes Jesus just as sick and it is just as disgusting to God as it always was. Thats why in Revelation chapter 3 when talking to the Laodicean Church Jesus said it made Him want to throw up, or "spue them out of His mouth". They thought they were rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing when in reality they needed EVERYTHING and were blind to their true condition. We have an ADVOCATE and He is NOT going to defend us before the Father if we are stomping on God's Law. "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." Proverbs 28:13 The law of God is the standard by which the characters and the lives of men will be tested in the judgment. Says the wise man: "Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment." Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14. The apostle James admonishes his brethren: "So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty." James 2:12 Those who in the judgment are "accounted worthy" will have a part in the resurrection of the just. Jesus said: "They which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, . . . are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection." Luke 20:35, 36. And again He declares that "they that have done good" shall come forth "unto the resurrection of life." John 5:29. The righteous dead will not be raised until after the judgment at which they are accounted worthy of "the resurrection of life." Rv:3:5: He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Mt:23:27: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Jn:15:14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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"I depend on keeping the Law for salvation." Finaly she said it. We knew it anyway but this is a confession. What does the bible say to that?? Acts 13:39 And by him (JESUS) all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Romans 3:20-27 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Romans 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Galatians 2:16, 21 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified...I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. Galatians 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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All works are filthy rags in Gods sight! YOU HAVE NO ETERNAL LIFE WEARING THOSE FILTHY RAGS Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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Salvation is of the Lord! EG White says thatTHE DOOR OF SALVATION IS FOREVER SHUTmore lies Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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AMEN! 
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Choc&roses...bless you today in Jesus! Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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IT IS ONLY THE BLOOD OF JESUS THAT SAVES!  EG White says thatTHE DOOR OF SALVATION IS FOREVER SHUTmore lies Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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All our works are unacceptable to God.They do not earn our salvation and nor do they keep our salvation. Isahiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Righteousness Is an attribute of God.It means to adhere to ethical conduct. God is a righteous saviour.He is the authour of righteousness. Isahiah 61:10,11 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. The Hebrew word for righteousness is tzedek, righteous, integrity, equity, justice, straightness. It is best understood as the product of upright, moral action in accordance with some form of divine plan. Jesus is our rightousness. He is the one who performs acts of righteousness through his people. Acts Chapter 3 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. We can only perform good works by the power of the holy Spirit. Outside of that all works are as filthy rags in his sight. YOUR WORKS mean nothing!!! Titus 2:14 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. zeal without knowledge does not please God! Romans Chapter 10 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach, That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Works of the flesh will not justify you with God. Rightousness must be of faith in the righteousness of Jesus Christ who alone produces works of righteousness through his people who are filled with his Spirit. Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified Your works must be Spirit led or they are law initiated.If you are trusting in your works to save you or keep you saved then you have no place in heaven. Sola Scriptura Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord; that is my name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."
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