Michael D.R.I.V.E.: Spiritual - Faith Equals Belief Equals Obedience

James 2; “Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is DEAD.” “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe- and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?” “You see then that A MAN IS JUSTIFIED BY WORKS, and NOT BY FAITH ONLY.” “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also!”

James 1:22; “Be DOERS of the Word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

Rom. 2:13; “For NOT the hearers of the law are just before God, but the DOERS of the law shall be justified.”

Acts 26:20; “…Repent and turn to God, and do WORKS giving evidence of repentance.”

Matt. 7:21; “Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven; but he that DOES the will of My Father who is in Heaven.”

Heb. 5:9; “And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation UNTO ALL THEM WHO OBEY HIM.”

Rev. 2:23; (Throughout Revelation 2 and 3, the Lord is speaking to 7 different churches- a specific message to each one, and EVERY single time, He says these four words, again and again 7 times: “I KNOW YOUR WORKS!” And then specifically to the church in general, in this passage, he sums it all up with this…); “ALL the churches (even us folks) shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts: and I WILL GIVE UNTO EVERY ONE OF YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR WORKS.”

Jer. 32:19; (Notice how the New and the Old testaments keep saying EXACTLY the same thing); “For your eyes are open unto all the ways of the sons of men: to give everyone according to his ways, and ACCORDING TO the fruit of HIS DOINGS.”

1Cor. 6:9-10; “Do you not know that the unrighteous shall NOT inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” (i.e. those who do not keep the commandments shall not inherit the kingdom of God.)

Eph. 5:5-6; “For this you know, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words (i.e. let no false teachings deceive you): for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.”

Gal. 5:19-21; (Paul, the apostle of God lists a lot of the most common “works of the flesh” here; and then says this; “Those who do such things shall NOT inherit the kingdom of God…” 5:24; “They that belong to Christ have CRUCIFIED the flesh with all of it’s affections, and desires.”

Col. 3:5; “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry, for which things the wrath of God comes on the Children of disobedience.”

Luke 19:27; “But those My enemies,” (His disobedient SERVANTS) “bring them here, and kill them in front of Me.”

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