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Jesus said in Matthew 7:19 that “every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down.” Fruitfulness is expected of those who are in Christ. Good works like love, kindness, and righteousness aren’t just moral actions — they are spiritual evidence that Christ lives in us. As we learned in class, 1 John 4:7–8 reminds us that whoever truly knows God will walk in love, because *God is love* — and love is one of the fruits of the Spirit.

James 2:17 strengthens this point: *“Faith without works is dead.” While good works don’t earn our salvation, they show that we’ve truly received grace. They make our inward faith visible — our lives become living testimonies of what we believe.

In summary, when our actions reflect God’s character, we don’t just honor Christ — we reveal Him to the world. That’s why Romans 14:17 says the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but about *righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. And both peace and joy are fruits of the Spirit. So yes, the good works that flow from a relationship with Jesus are not only evidence of our faith — they are powerful witnesses for Him.

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Beautifully said!

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Beautifully said!

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Well said Mariam!

One of the definitions of death i read up is “the permanent ending of vital processes in a cell or tissue”. Emphasis on the ending and vital.

When the judgement of death was pronounced after the Fall, it wasn’t just physical death in the distant future—it was the beginning of a breakdown in the very systems that sustained Adam’s existence. This death came in layers: it touched spirit, soul, and body. Spiritually, Adam was disconnected from his life source—GOD Himself. That’s why he hid when GOD came into the garden. Something deep had shifted. His confidence, his communion, his peace—it was gone.

In his body, the decay process began. What was once eternal and thriving would now wear out, break down, and eventually return to dust. But perhaps more quietly dangerous was the impact on his soul. He became exposed to things never meant to be part of the human experience: fear, worry, jealousy, anger, shame. These weren’t just emotions—they were now part of his internal world.

So death wasn’t just one event—it was the collapse of everything vital. It was the entry point of corruption into what was once perfect. A complete disconnection from the way GOD originally designed man to live.

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The Bible occasionally depicts God as “relenting” or altering His course of action, which can appear to contradict the doctrine of divine immutability.

Passages such as Exodus 32, where God spares Israel after Moses’s intercession, and Deuteronomy 9-10, which depict God’s mercy, seem to challenge the notion of God’s unchanging nature. However, these instances do not represent a fundamental alteration in God’s essence. Instead, they illustrate God’s dynamic engagement with humanity within the framework of His eternal purposes.

These “changes” reflect God’s consistent character, particularly His justice and mercy, in response to the changing circumstances of human action. Theologians often explain that God’s relenting is not a shift in His essential being but a manifestation of His unchanging attributes in a relational context.

Take for example, The expansion of the covenant to include Gentiles (Matthew 8:11, Revelation 7:9), while seemingly a departure from the initial focus on Israel, represents the fulfillment, not the alteration, of God’s original plan for universal attraction of all men to HIMSELF.

In conclusion, the biblical descriptions of God “changing His mind” are best understood as expressions of His relational nature and His consistent commitment to fulfilling His eternal purposes through human history, thereby upholding rather than contradicting His immutability.

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John 18:11 – “So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?'”

In this verse, Jesus refers to “the cup” and “the Father” — these are both worth of note and rich in meaning.

The cup symbolizes God’s wrath against sin (as seen in Jeremiah 25:15), a burden too heavy for any ordinary man to bear. Jesus’ willingness to drink this cup points to His unique role in salvation.

This act of willingness to take this cup shows His deity for two reasons:

First, only God Himself could endure and satisfy divine wrath. Romans 5:7–8 makes it clear: no man would die even for a good person, yet Christ died for sinners — demonstrating a love and sacrifice only God could accomplish.

Second, Jesus’ authority to accept the cup shows perfect unity with the Father’s will, affirming His divine nature. He is not merely a victim but an active participant in the eternal plan of redemption.

Jesus’ acceptance of the cup proved that He was more than a man; He is and was the divine Son carrying out what only God could do — the work of reconciliation.

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