Why are you classified as a cult?

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On the subject of Works:

Steven Hall wrote:
> Isn't it "work" to confess, to speak, doesn't it expend energy (require
effort)to 
> "confess with thy mouth," so isn't Repentance "works," so to speak, it's
something > we must do, yes?

**Believing** is called work by Jesus himself.

"Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the 
work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent."    
John 6:29

Therefore, even those who claim salvation by believing alone 
are actually claiming salvation by a work [said in the same 
spirit as Paul when he said "I speak as a man"]

Believing is but the first and most vital aspect of man's 
responsibility in salvation.  As I said before, if faith alone, 
apart from any other thing, as a mental ascent or as a 
positive confession, is all that is required, then all men are 
saved for all men (mankind) is given a measure of faith.  

To me, there are few more convincing suppositions 
(arguments, if you will) than quoting Romans 12:3 an 
asking "then why aren't all men saved, if all that is 
necessary is faith alone?"

To suprdave:

Dave, I ask you to stay on the list and keep responding.  
We all open ourselves up to criticism anytime we 
espouse our own opinions.  I am sorry if you feel 
unjustly attacked.  This forum is/should be a place to 
bring questions and opinions concerning the bible, 
religion and any aspect of salvation/theology to light and 
see if they stand up under close scrutiny.  I see it as 
kind of like an electron microscope where even our 
deepest and most heartfelt beliefs can be challenged 
with relative impunity.  I disagree with Tom Lasater in 
saying that we don't love our Neighbor,  doesn't God 
Himself correct those He loves.  Please don't **anybody** 
get me wrong here, I am not claiming for myself the 
right to correct anyone in the place of God, I am just 
proposing that perhaps the motives of those who 
responded to the thread of these posts have had a 
good thought in mind, to expose error and shed light, 
rather than a desire to contentiously attack.

Kathy Dimick
Falkville, Alabama
kdimick@colsa.com
kedimick@hotmail.com

"For to me to live is Christ"