works – Bible Q

What happens to those who have died and never had the chance to hear the gospel?

Answered by BibleQ . August 16, 2014 - 12:20 am 3

This is a really tough question to answer because I do not think the Bible gives us sufficient information with which to answer it. Certainly Jesus never discusses those who die without hearing the gospel message. Whenever Jesus discusses the judgment he refers to two categories of people: those who did the will of the […]

Are Christadelphians the only ones who are going to be saved upon the second coming of Jesus Christ?

Answered by BibleQ . August 23, 2013 - 7:48 pm

The simple answer is ‘no’, common sense tells us that no church is unique or perfect in doctrine in God’s eyes, much less in behaviour. But to these things we do not know. It is not our judgment to make, it is for Christ to judge (John 5:22; Matt 5:31), and so any attempt to […]

When can one be considered righteous?

Answered by BibleQ . November 2, 2012 - 11:41 pm

The simple answer is, when God considers us righteous. When does God consider us righteous? To answer this question, I’d like to briefly look at a few examples of righteous people. Firstly, Abraham, the friend of God, is an excellent example. God made a seemingly impossible promise to Abraham and Abraham believed God. We read […]

Will we receive different crowns in the Kingdom according to our works?

Answered by BibleQ . June 6, 2010 - 8:40 pm

The main reward in the Kingdom is simply to be there. The concept of being rewarded with crowns is only found as part of allegory in the Bible. For example, Paul said I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the […]

What does it mean, “faith without works is dead”? (James 2:17,26)

Answered by BibleQ . October 18, 2009 - 9:00 pm

For the Jews, salvation was by obedience: your works showed that you believed in God, and that earned you salvation (see, for example, Proverbs 11:18). But when Jesus came, he taught them something new: salvation by grace and faith. A key verse in this regard is Luke 17:10 (NIV): So you also, when you have […]

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What happens to those who have died and never had the chance to hear the gospel?

Are Christadelphians the only ones who are going to be saved upon the second coming of Jesus Christ?

When can one be considered righteous?

Will we receive different crowns in the Kingdom according to our works?

What does it mean, “faith without works is dead”? (James 2:17,26)

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