Faith Without Works Is Dead. Believers Must Deal With Judes "Twice Dead"

Faith Without Works Is Dead. Believers Must Deal With Judes "Twice Dead"

Jude 12
These are spots in your feasts of love,  when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withers, without fruit, TWICE DEAD, plucked up by the roots;

Rather than constantly ascerting once saved always saved, Christians have to deal with the totality of consequences to the utmost of unrepented evil works and Judes "twice dead" reference. Free will shall always be, and God will not forever compromise righteousness though He is longsuffering towards us. Therefore, something has to give. Most assuredly, it will not be God. I am not trying to be a "wise guy", though I am wise and wisely tell you, God will not compromise. He will reason with you, but never compromise justice and righteousness. God Is. His integrity stands forever.

I'm all for destiny and purpose on earth, encouraging and helping others to pursue. But pastors, minister, teachers, five fold and all saints must not forget about the care for souls of all men as well, and much more so their souls, we are all to have forever.

We have overcome by our faith. Yes this is right. Without faith we could not have been saved or at least received salvation already wrought in Christ. And without faith it is impossible to please God.

Now this faith has components that work with it. If some of these components are absent, we can no longer say it is faith we operate in, nor that all will work out and that we have overcome. We can also no longer say that we please God, either. Even if the thing we desire is Gods actual plan and promise to us;destiny, if we try to attain it our way, we taint and may change it. For He is also the way it self and not just the start and the end of a thing. As I often say, He is the beginning and the end and every way in between. He is also the means.

Now some of these components of faith are desire and hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for. And there's also love. Faith works by love. We can also say that faith works by instruction.

The Apostle James lays out a clear case that faith without works is dead. And with his examples, we can also see that it must be the work God has commanded to be done, that is specific to that faith, that is required. Therefore, it is impossible to "think positive" and still believe for right results and to overcome if you cease doing the commanded work given. That, to use Jack Van Impe's terminology, is scorcery and not Christian bible faith.

We can apply this understanding to believing for specific, smaller things, and also to the larger picture of salvation and heaven, too. We were saved by grace through faith. The proper response to that faith includes many things such as love, giving, prayer, gratitude, but all the things included can be summed up by good works. You can not claim to be an overcomer by faith and have no good works or consistently do evil works  without repentance, apology, contrition or restoration. Jesus died that we might be righteous through and through.

You better get this! Your soul can not afford you not getting this!

Four times in the bible is the exact verbatim phrase written, The Just Shall Live By Faith. Therefore, Faith IS our very Life, and all that goes with faith.

I speak truth and warning in love. I am a passionate lover of souls. You are my passion. You are my joy!

I pray that you read and only say amen. Then, act according to that declaration of faith and agreement when you said amen, and repent, restore, and reconcile. Then, rejoice. For repentance is good news.

Peace In!

Graced and sent,

Yulanda K.

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