Draw the lost with LOVE, it is, THE POWER OF FAITH ___ Gal. 5: 16 b.

So, whoever cleanses himself [from what is ignoble and unclean, who seperates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences] will [then him self] be a vessel set apart and useful and honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work (2 Tim. 2: 21 amplified version)

24. And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forebearing and willing to suffer wrong.

25. He must correct his opponents with courtesy and gentleness, in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and come to know the Truth [that they will preceive and recognize and become accurately acquainted with and acknowledge it].

26. And that they may come to their senses [and] escape out of the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him, [henceforth] to do His [God's] will.

They are captives, as we once were. Show them God's love, and draw them gently to the Cross. Not like Ogers, beating them up with scripture. The scriptures are for believers, not UN-believers see 1 Cor. 2: 14 and 2 Cor. 4: 4 .... 2 Tim. 2: 25 ...IN THE HOPE THAT GOD MAY GRANT THAT THEY WILL REPENT AND COME TO KNOW THE TRUTH... draw them with the power of faith > love, (FAITH WHICH WORKS BY LOVE Gal. 5: 6 b.)

I can expound on all the scriptures, but if I don't have love, I'm just a lot of undescernable noise (1 Cor. 13: 1 dpv).

Philosophy : the search for truth and reality

Philosophy: The object of philosophy is to ascertain facts of truth, and causes of things or their phenomena, to enlarge our views of God and His works...
Noah Webster 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language

3rd New Edition International Dictionary (humanist - politically correct)
"...a search for the underlying causes and principles of reality" (assumptive language - no God).

"Political correctness: obfuscation of truth" dplinderman copyright 1989

A servant of the Lord must not quarrel. Instead he must be kind to everyone. He must be a good teacher. He must be willing to suffer wrong. He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the Truth. Then they might come back to their senses and God will free them from the devil's snare so that they can do His will (2 TIM 2: 24-26 Names of God Version)

We must not be condesending, or badger the non-believers with "the errors of their ways".
We must see them as we once were ourselves, CAPTIVES of the Devil.

Be careful not to let anyone rob you 'of this faith' through a shallow and misleading philosophy. Such a person follows human traditions and the world's way of doing things rather than following Christ (COL 2: 8 NGV)

Don't become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants - what is good, pleasing, and perfect (ROM 12: 2 NGV)
KJV same verse .. And be not comformed to this world: but be TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (ROM 12: 2 KJV)

...we are changed into HIS Image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 COR 3: 18 b.)

The Lord is the Spirit. The Spirit is Truth. The Truth is THE WORD OF GOD see John 17:17

Buy into the Humanist World View - Buy into the assumptive language of humanist thought - comform to the world.

Buy into the Word of God - Know the Truth - Know Freedom.

Solifidian: One who holds that faith alone, without achievement of personal merit, is sufficient to insure salvation

According to the Copyright 1958 by G. & C. Merrian Co. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Religion is defined as:

1. The service and adoration of God or a god as expressed in forms of worship.

2. One of the systems of faith and worship.

3. The profession or practice of religious beliefs; religious observances collectively; rites.

4. Devotion or fidelity; conscientiousness.

5. An awareness or conviction of the existence of a supreme being, arousing reverence, love, gratitude, the will to obey and serve, and the like; as, man only is capable of religion.

The word 'religion' appears five (5) times in the King James Version.

Acts 26: 5 .... (2356 threskeia, thrace-kee-ah, ceremonial observance, worshipping)

Gal. 1: 13, and 14 .... (2454 loudaismos, ee-oo-dah-is-mos, Jewish faith, religion)

James 1: 26, and 27 .... (2356 see above)

The word 'religious' appears two (2) times.

Acts 13: 43 .... (4576 sebomai, seb-om-ahee, to revere, i.e. adore, devout worship)

James 1: 26 .... (2357 threskos, thrace-kos, ceremonious in worship 'demonstrative' i.e. pious)

The numbers in parentheses are references to definitions of the original Greek word used in, The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of The Bible, Copyright 1995, 1996 by Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Focusing on James 1: 27 of the King James version which we read,
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.


What we do for God is our Religion. It is practicing our faith. Going to church to worship Him, study His Word to know what He wants from us. Helping the less fortunate in His name. Keeping our selves from various sin. Testifying, sharing with others the Praises of God, for what He has done for us personally, and the good news of salvation as His first and most important gift to us. These things make us religious. We are being religious by doing them.

But doing things for God, does not achieve merit toward salvation.


According to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary Copyright 1958 by G.& C. Merrian Co.
Solifidian is defined:
One who holds that faith alone, without achievement or personal merit, is sufficient to insure salvation.

Our religion celebrates what The Lord Jesus Christ did for us. He saved us from an eternity of separation from the Creator, Father. And it celebrates the love of the Father for us, in that He gave us His Son Jesus as a propitiation for our sins that separated us from Him in the first place. Our religion is not what brings us back into the Grace of God. If it did, then salvation would not be a free gift of grace at all. Salvation would be an achievement of our own merits. (propitiation..Rom. 3: 25; 1JN 2: 2; 4: 10), (gift of grace Eph. 2: 8, 9)

For by grace are we saved through faith; and that not of ourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them (Eph. 2: 8,9,10)
But now in Christ Jesus we who were seperated are made close by the Blood of Christ (Eph. 2: 13)

Now...the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it. (first Thessalonians 5: 23, 24)

GRACE IS

Websters Dictionary 1953 copyright addition - GRACE: divine influence given man for his regeneration or sanctification.

Strong's Concordance - GRACE: 5485 Gr. CHARIS, divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life.

Holy Spirit, empower me with grace and mercy from God the Father to live and love the way Jesus does (Heb. 4:16 dplversion)