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Is Salvation Achieved By Faith? Or Is It Rather Achieved By Works?



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

Is Salvation Achieved By Faith? Or Is It Rather Achieved By Works? 
The separating wall between Hebrew & Christian believers isn't the Messianic claims of Jesus. Rather, it is 
the answer each of these two groups give to the following question: Do “Works” follow “Salvation”?, Or is 
salvation followed instead by works? Our dear Christian brothers claim that Salvation goes first, and 
obedience to God's commandments comes in the second place. But Hebrew believers claim otherwise: that 
obedience to God's commandments goes first, and Salvation comes in the second place. Which of these two 
groups is right? 
Well, the answer to this centuries old dilemma is surprisingly simple: You see, when the Creator delivered the
Hebrews from Egyptian bondage, He made them conform to a very specific pattern, so as to teach them an 
important moral lesson. In other words, God first took them to Mount Sinai [in order to make them commit 
to obeying the Divine Law set forth by Moses words]; and only them did He allowed them to proceed into 
their journey toward the Promised Land (symbol of the good World to come, or “Eternal Salvation”). 
On the other hand, Torah clearly states that those who refused to follow Moses words (the ten spies, Korah, 
etc) were not allowed to enter into the Promised land, but were rather punished and left to die in the 
wilderness. What does it all means? It means that those who refuse to obey God's Law [as set forth by 
Moses] will not be allowed to enter into “the promised Land” (again, a symbol of entering into the good 
World to come). 
And the former is consistent with the fact that, the first thing God wanted from Adam, was for the latter to till
the land (“So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate 
and keep it”- Genesis 2:15, Amplified Bible). 
Why should Adam have any need of tilling the land? Wasn’t the World’s food supply available to him? Of 
course! But God wanted to teach him a moral lesson of paramount importance: that the human’s well being is
controlled by the God given law of “sowing and reaping” [also known as “measure for measure”, “action, 
and reaction”, “cause, and effect”, “what goes around, comes around”]; so that, if you “sow” goodness, 
goodness will come back to you; but if you abstain from sowing goodness, you shouldn't expect any 
goodness to come your way. 
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In short, Torah's eternal message is that, by means of His just, merciful, and humble commandments, the 
Creator has showed us what is good (“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord 
require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”- Micah 6:8, KJV); 
and that God’s perfect justice and mercy will allow every man to “reap” the same measure of goodness [or 
evil] he has willingly and voluntarily sowed upon his fellow creatures. As it is said: “Also unto thee, O Lord, 
belongeth mercy: FOR THOU RENDEREST TO EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORK”- Psalm 
62:12, KJV. And even the Christian writings attest to this fact, when they go on to say: “Be not deceived; 
God is not mocked: FOR WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH, THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP”- Galatians 
6:7, KJV. 

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