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RE: 3 BIG FAT LIES THAT IS BELIEVED AND PREACHED BY MAINSTREAM CHURCHES
I agree with you. Grace through faith but I do think that there are some fruit or evidence of faith. James said "faith without works is dead" and also we are to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians. Yes our own works are nothing we rely on mercy and grace and the teachings of grace which Christ gave for us to obey. In the end though it is our obedience that helps us see whether our relationship is in right standing with God. Testing ourselves. Keep up the good work. Grace and Peace!
Faith vs. Works is truly a very polarizing subject. I have written a few articles about it. Maybe you can start by reading the one HERE for starters if you're interested in my take on what James says. And as with Philippians, and working out your salvation with fear and trembling, I do not believe Paul is talking about eternal salvation here. If he was, then he would be contradicting himself. I would recommend that you read this article about Philippians 2:12. The term salvation does not always refer to eternal salvation. It's kind of like 1 Timothy 2:15 where Paul wrote that women will be saved through childbearing, IF they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety. Obviously, Paul is not talking about women's eternal salvation here, otherwise it could lead to some pretty dodgy doctrines! Thanks for the comment :]