We reach our hands up in faith, and God reaches down

to us with His great grace.

Amazing Grace
When we were yet
sinners.
We can't use the crown if it stays in the box
 Saved BY Grace,
THROUGH Faith,
UNTO Good Works
How far do you agree with these statements?
1. The "good works" of unsaved people are "dead", and
are as "filthy rags" to God.
2. We are under Satan's control until we are
spiritually reborn through faith in Jesus.
3. We are saved by faith and grace, not works. Good
works after our spiritual rebirth signifies true faith.
4. God is not impressed by the "good works" and
prayers of non-Christians.
5. We are not to admire the sincerity and zeal of those in
non-Christians religions. We are to avoid participating
in their efforts. Rebuke them sharply
http://www.creationists.org/goodworks.html
Way of Faith

Way of works
Jas 2:23-24
22 lower Paths
of
the 32 fold
Tree of Life.
The Crooked Serpent: The Way from Material realm to
Divine realm by Human effort
I AM
The
Way
Law is a mirror
The tight
rope walk
across
Good Works
Evil works
Faith Walk
Erroneous teachings on Faith and
Work
Salvation is by faith alone Salvation is not by faith alone.
Ps.62:12
Mk.16:16
Pr.10:16
Jn.3:18, 36
Jer.17:10
Acts 16:30-31
Mt.12:37 Mt.16:27
Rom.1:16-17
Mt.19:17 Mt.25:41-46
Rom.3:20
Lk.10:26-28
Rom.3:28
Jn.5:29
Rom.4:2
Rom.2:6, 13
Rom.4:13
2 Cor.5:10 2 Cor.11:15
Rom.5:1
Phil.2:12
Gal.2:16
Jas.2:14 Jas.2:17
Gal.3:11-12
Jas.2:21-25
Eph.2:8-9
1 Pet.1:17
Titus 3:5
Rev.2:23 Rev.20:12-13
 Faith
Is Essential To Salvation.

John 3:16 - Whoever believes on Jesus should have eternal

life.
Romans 1:16 - The gospel is God's power to save all who
believe.
Romans 5:1,2 - By faith we are justified and have access to
grace.
Ephesians 2:8 - By grace are you saved through faith.
(Acts 16:31; 10:43; 15:9; 13:39; John 8:24; 3:36; 5:24;
6:40; 20:30,31; Romans 3:22-28; 4:3,16; etc.)
 Faith
Is Essential To Salvation.
But No Passage Says We
Are Saved
by Faith Alone
Ja 2:26 For as the body apart from the spirit is
dead, so

apart from works is

dead.
 by Itself, Inward Faith Will Not Save.

John 12:42,43 - People "believed" in Jesus but would not

confess Him, because they loved the praises of men more
than the praises of God. Were they saved? (Cf. Rom.
10:9,10; Matt. 10:32,33.)
James 2:19,20 - Even devils believe. Are they saved?
James 2:14,24 - Can faith save without obedience? No, that
is a dead faith (v17,20,26).
 Many Things Are Essential to Salvation.

God's grace (Ephesians 2:4-10; 1:7; Titus 2:11,12; Acts

15:11)
Jesus' death and resurrection (Ephesians 1:7; Romans
5:6-10; 1 Peter 1:18,19; Revelation 1:5; 1 Corinthians
15:17; 1 Peter 3:21)
The gospel (Romans 1:16; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Acts 11:14;
James 1:18,21; 1 Corinthians 15:1,2; John 8:31,32)
Learning God's will (Acts 11:14; John 6:44,45; Romans
10:17; 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:21)
 Many Things Are Essential to Salvation.

Love (1 Corinthians 16:22; 13:1-3; Galatians 5:6; 1 John

4:7,8)
Hope (Romans 8:24)
Repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30;
Luke 13:3,5; 2 Peter 3:9)
Obedience (Hebrews 5:9; Romans 6:17,18; 1 Peter 1:22;
Acts 10:34,35; 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9; Galatians 5:6; James
2:14-26)
 Many Things Are Essential to Salvation.

Confession of Christ (Romans 10:9,10; Matthew 10:32)

Baptism (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21;
Romans 6:3-7; Galatians 3:26,27; Colossians 2:12,13)
Faithfulness (Matthew 10:22; Revelation 2:10; 1
Corinthians 15:58; Matthew 28:20; Titus 2:11,12; 1 John
2:1-6)
Church membership (Acts 2:47; 20:28; Ephesians
5:23,25)
 Obedience Is Essential To Salvation.

1 Peter 1:22,23 - We purify our souls in obeying the truth.

Romans 6:17,18 - Servants of sin must obey from the heart
in order to be made free from sin.
Hebrews 5:9 - Jesus is the author of eternal salvation to all
who obey Him.
James 2:24 - Man is justified by works, not by "faith
only."
Acts 11:14; 10:34,35 - Peter told Cornelius words whereby
he would be saved. But the first words He said were that, to
be accepted by God, people must work righteousness.
Matthew 7:21-27; Luke 6:46 - To accept Jesus as
Lord (ruler, master) and enter the kingdom of heaven,
we must do what He says. We may believe and
confess Him yet be rejected, because we did not obey.
2 Thessalonians 1:8,9; Romans 2:6-10 - Receiving
eternal life requires us to do good. Those who do not
obey will be destroyed.
1 John 5:3; John 14:15,21-24 - Loving God requires
us to keep His commands. If we do not obey, we do
not love Him. Can one be saved if he does not love
God (cf. 1 Corinthians 16:22; Matthew 22:37-39)?
 Saving Faith Requires Obedience.

Blessings Received "by Faith"

Noah built the ark then his house was saved

Abraham obeyed to go then received inheritance
Israel marched then the walls fell
We obey conditions then receive forgiveness
Obedience comes first, then comes the
blessing!
 We cant appropriate it without

Grace is a gift of God. Because it comes to us

at God's initiative, there are some things we
can't do about grace. We can't earn it. We
can't control it. We don't have to deserve it.

Jam 2:24 You see that a man is justified by

works and not by faith alone.
We are saved by grace

(Eph. 2:8,9)

but we can fall from grace

(Gal. 5:2-4).
We are justified by faith (Rom. 5:1),

but our faith can cease to exist

(Luke 8:13; Rom. 11:19-23)
and
become shipwrecked
(1 Tim. 1:19,20).
We are not under the law
(Rom. 6:14,15),

but
if you live
according to
the sinful nature
you will die
(Rom. 8:13).
 Paul taught against legalism
(Gal. 5:3,4),
but among others things he taught:
But among you there must not be even a hint
of sexual immorality,
or
of any kind of impurity,
or
of greed,
because these are improper for God's holy people.

Nor should there be obscenity,

foolish talk or coarse joking,
which are out of place,
but
rather thanksgiving.
For of this you can be sure:
No immoral,
impure
or greedy person
—such a man is an idolater—
has any inheritance
in the kingdom of Christ
and of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words,

for because of such things
God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
Therefore do not be partners with them (Eph. 5:3-6).
We are not saved by works
(Eph. 2:8,9),

but to reap eternal life

and
not destruction,
you must sow
to please the Spirit
and
not the sinful nature
(Gal. 6:8,9).
 God is faithful to us
(1 John 1:9; 1 Cor. 10:13),
but
we must be faithful to him
to the very end of our lives
to escape the lake of fire,
or
second death
(Rev. 2:10,11).
 God surely loves us
(John 3:16; Mk. 10:21; Rom. 8:35-39),
but those who inherit the kingdom
of God,
love God
(James 2:5 cf. 1 Cor. 2:9).
And to love God
means
to obey
his commandments
(Jn. 14:15; 1 John 5:3).
 We have freedom in Christ
(Gal. 5:1),
but this freedom is not
to indulge the sinful nature
(Gal. 5:13; 1 Pet. 2:16).
Eph 2:10
For we are his
workmanship
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God afore prepared that we should
walk in them
Creat
e

One New
Man
 The
"No Gentiles Allowed"
inscriptions
(Eph 2:11) Wherefore
remember, that once ye,
the Gentiles in the flesh,
who are called
Uncircumcision
by that which is called
Circumcision,
in the flesh, made by hands;
Gentile

Eph 2:12 that ye were at

that time separate from
Christ, alienated from the
commonwealth of Israel,
and strangers from the
covenants of the promise,
having no hope and
without God in the world.

Jews
One New
Man in Christ

Eph 2:13 But now

in Christ Jesus ye
that once were far
off are made nigh in
the blood of Christ.
But if some of the
branches were
broken off, and you,
being a wild olive,
were grafted in
among them, and
became partaker with
them of the root and
of the richness of the
olive tree; don't boast
against the branches.
But if you boast, it is
not you who support
the root, but the root
supports you
(Romans 11:17,18).
Eph 2:14 For he is
our peace, who made
both one, and brake
down the middle
wall of partition,
Eph 2:16 and might reconcile
them both in one body unto
God through the cross, having
slain the enmity thereby:
Eph 2:18 for through him we
both have our access in one
Spirit unto the Father.
Eph 2:19 So then ye are no more
strangers and sojourners, but ye are
fellow-citizens with the saints, and of
the household of God,
One Holy Temple
Eph 2:20 being built upon
the foundation of the
apostles and prophets
Christ Jesus himself being
the chief corner stone;
Eph 2:21 in whom each several building,
fitly framed together, groweth into a holy
temple in the Lord;
Eph 2:21 in whom each several building,
fitly framed together, groweth into a holy
temple in the Lord;
Eph 2:22 in whom ye also are builded
together for a habitation of God in the
Spirit.