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KellyJay

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30 Nov 16

KellyJay

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30 Nov 16

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Who righteousness is it when we do good works ours, or someone else?

Rajk999

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30 Nov 16

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Originally posted by KellyJay
Who righteousness is it when we do good works ours, or someone else?

What is the connection between the topic and your first sentence?

Eladar

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01 Dec 16

Originally posted by Rajk999
What is the connection between the topic and your first sentence?

My guess is obeying God's commands as found in the Bible.

If we do then the resulting good works, ours or God's?

FMF

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by KellyJay
Can you obey someone you have not met?

I'd say, of course we can. But one cannot obey someone who has not communicated any demands or instructions to you, whether directly or through surrogates.

Rajk999

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by Eladar
My guess is obeying God's commands as found in the Bible.

If we do then the resulting good works, ours or God's?

Still, it makes no sense, because the two questions are not connected.

twhitehead

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by KellyJay
Who righteousness is it when we do good works ours, or someone else?

It depends on why you to it. Motivation is everything when judging morality.
If it rains exactly right, resulting in a good harvest, were the rains righteous? Did they do good works?
If a disease kills someone is it unrighteous?
No, righteousness is all about motivation.

twhitehead

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by KellyJay
Who righteousness is it when we do good works ours, or someone else?

Your rude behaviour of shunning people you don't like is all on you.

Nicksten

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01 Dec 16

Originally posted by KellyJay
Who righteousness is it when we do good works ours, or someone else?

Colossians 3:17
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Rajk999

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by Nicksten
Colossians 3:17
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Not sure that answers the question.

divegeester

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by twhitehead
Your rude behaviour of shunning people you don't like is all on you.

One of the three monkeys "hear no evil"
Ostrich with head in sand
Just childish

KellyJay

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by Nicksten
Colossians 3:17
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Well let me ask you this, if you do a good deed but not in the name of the Lord, nor do you
give thanks to God is that the same thing?

Eladar

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01 Dec 16

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Originally posted by KellyJay
Well let me ask you this, if you do a good deed but not in the name of the Lord, nor do you
give thanks to God is that the same thing?

Which son does as his father asks? The one that says yes but doesn't do it or no but later does it?

KellyJay

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02 Dec 16

Originally posted by Eladar
Which son does as his father asks? The one that says yes but doesn't do it or no but later does it?

My question is if you are not connected, if you are acknowledging does it matter what you
do?

Suzianne

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02 Dec 16

Originally posted by Nicksten
Colossians 3:17
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Quite so.

Suzianne

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02 Dec 16

Originally posted by Eladar
Which son does as his father asks? The one that says yes but doesn't do it or no but later does it?

If you weren't a newbie to this forum, you'd know that we've had this discussion about this parable many, many times already.