Chosen in His Service

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Performance Oriented

Why do believers perform good works?
1. Christian believers do not work in order to be saved. Believers work because they are saved!
2. The works of an unsaved person are grounds for self boasting. (Luke 18:11-12). The works of a saved person are cause for praise to God. (1 Corinthians 1:29-31).


To the person who says they are saved because they perform the rituals of the Law, Paul says, “No, it is by faith in Christ that one is saved as Christ fulfilled the Law by his blood”. James, on the other hand, while in agreement with Paul... Read more

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