The holy faith of reformed samaritanism


What’s the problem with claiming that God isn’t pleased with the goodness we perform, unless it is the



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

What’s the problem with claiming that God isn’t pleased with the goodness we perform, unless it is the
result of the Holy Spirit (or our faith on Jesus)? 
The problem with the Christian claim affirming that God isn’t pleased with our good works unless the former
are the product of the Holy Spirit is that such line of reasoning represents a serious problem, as it doesn’t 
place the merit upon the “tangible” [and therefore certain] works we do, but rather upon their “intangible” 
[and therefore uncertain] motives. In other words, it suggests that “tangible” [and therefore objective] things 
must be judged by their “non tangible” [and therefore subjective] causes. 
Why is the former such a serious problem for Christian apologists? It is a problem because it cast serious 
doubts concerning the overall veracity of the New Testament. Why? Because the latter teaches the exact 
opposite! In other words, the New Testament teaches that “tangible” [and therefore certain] things should be 
our guiding standard, when it comes to judge the "non tangible" [and therefore uncertain] things. 
For example, the N.T. teaches that you can’t love the invisible God, if you can't even love your visible 
brother (“If any man say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for 
how can he that loveth not his 
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brother whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen?
”- 1 John 4:20). 
Likewise, the N.T. teaches that he who does good (no matter what his motives are) pleases the Creator, while 
he who does evil displeases Him (“… 
He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen 
God
”- 1 John 3:11). 
Finally, the New Testament teaches that, since only God can judge the invisible intentions of a person’s heart,
the believer’s judgment must be based on the visible manifestation of such person’s heart. 
As is written: “

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