tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post5010097923475100286..comments2009-07-16T01:21:46.500-05:00Joel Bruesekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757graceroots@gmail.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-81153441069463159972009-07-16T01:21:46.500-05:002009-07-16T01:21:46.500-05:00yep!The Lewis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10131747888736412319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-82719869848260699872009-07-14T20:43:47.750-05:002009-07-14T20:43:47.750-05:00Very well stated, I think anyone on earth could understand this after reading your post! Loved it!!lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495924200222561417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-32860987214069734622009-07-13T10:27:00.057-05:002009-07-13T10:27:00.057-05:00<i>If you truly believe something, your actions will naturally reflect your belief. </i><br /><br />There is so much truth in that one statement. It is when I truly believe that my righteousness is on the sole basis of His finished work, I wouldn&#39;t struggle to do the righteous acts to show off my faith. In fact, the righteous acts will <i>naturally</i> come from me BECAUSE I understand that I am <i>already</i> righteous. <br /><br />Religion reverses it and it never works. I have tried it and it was a terrible life of lies.Bino M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-82576906094222123782009-07-10T13:29:07.560-05:002009-07-10T13:29:07.560-05:00Such great points, Matthew. I think you&#39;re right. All too often it&#39;s really just a profession of faith, or lip service, but it&#39;s not actually rooted in real faith, and so works need to be mustered up to make it look real.<br /><br />&quot;<i>As long as they can see you doing something...&quot;</i> Yep, that is performance-based Christianity, for sure, and not faith-based life in Christ. The foundation is completely different.Joel B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-14529460611949758232009-07-10T09:39:57.113-05:002009-07-10T09:39:57.113-05:00Couldn&#39;t have said it better. This is the way I always hear that verse in James presented. Basically they say profess faith in Christ (whether you really have it or not is irrelevant) and just add works to that lip-service so it looks like the real thing. As long as they can see you doing something, they could careless where the zeal is coming from. They just want some zeal! <br /><br />This is such a mind mess. People are saying faith, in itself is a work. Faith is NOT a work! &quot;To the one who does not work but trusts him who justfies the ungodly...&quot;<br /><br />This is a very subtle way of introducing the heresy of galatianism to the Christian.Matthew Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549061279827942555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-86742275802659731602009-07-09T08:12:02.223-05:002009-07-09T08:12:02.223-05:00Thanks, Kat! I appreciate you stopping by!Joel B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-8820285189299590032009-07-09T07:15:09.851-05:002009-07-09T07:15:09.851-05:00Thanks for this great reminder, Joel. Well said!Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10456927715691714564noreply@blogger.com