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Eph.2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Lets get the context of Paul's words above? God created in Christ Jesus His good works that we would walk in them. Now anyone of us reading these words written by Holy Spirit, not originating from Paul's own will, but the will of our Father might ask?

John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

James 5:7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

How is it than so many in religion are telling God what his good works are, and then driving others to do those good works? Yes, it's as if nothing has been prepared by God in Christ? Now think about that? YHWH the creator of the DNA who knows before we do good or bad in our mothers womb created Jesus for good works.

Rom.9:11 For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls.

We being made a part of him, his body, as members therein, not the head, or the will of the body; so are we doing good works we think God may or may-not have created? Really, this thinking is faithless, are we connect to Christ or not? Can a good tree produce evil fruits?

John.15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.
15:2 Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 15:3 You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 15:4 Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

Matt.7:17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 7:18 A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

One cannot, lets say that one more time; cannot! We cannot be connected to a good tree and not produce good works. The problems is our flesh, what flesh determines its own will is God's good works which works are prepared literal from the founding of this world in Christ Jesus. The flesh must have forward progress seen by other human's for it to be satisfied, it equates God's good works by the world standards as God's own works. But herein is the problem, flesh cannot please God at all, neither can it know God, because God is Spirit and truth, and the flesh is neither, it is the lie, death, and corruption.

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Romans 8:8 Those who are in the flesh can't please God.

The weeds (flesh) steal the field of God planting claiming God's works are done in the flesh, which are dead, and/or works of law, God's planting that are prepared before the founding of our world are Spirit, and not flesh. Works created by Holy Spirit will have certain success they are planted by God's Spirit producing everlasting life, without sins of our flesh. God is the creator and builder not us, we are helpers if we walk in Spirit and truth, which imply not by flesh, but in Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds.

2 Corinthians 5:16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

The only way we can walk in Spirit and truth, isn't by driving our flesh into good works by religious commandments, but just the opposite resting in Christ as a good tree producing good works in us by his will. This than is the suffering in of our flesh, because the flesh is at war against those walking in faith, implying we must waiting, resting, on God's direction by Holy Spirit. Not doing the fears of our flesh in thinking we are earning rewards by works for everlasting life.

Galatians 2:16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

1 Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."{Isaiah 8:12}

Faith is walking on water despite all that's in our flesh which wars against the Spirit, telling us it is impossible, its not about us, but Christ commanding us to walk on the water, we supply the trust in his words. (Faith). First, we must believe we have been created in Christ for God's good works, if not, no matter how much one pushes the flesh to be apart of a religion, or a person interpretation of God's good works it is not God's good works, it is their own good works using God's word the bible to earn eternal life, or trying to prove we are serving God by making ourself do good works.

2 Corinthians 3:3 being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.

1 Corinthians 1:29 that no flesh should boast before God.

We have life in us, that is, the life of Christ or we don't? If we don't we cannot do the works of God, its that simple, so let us not lie about the truth, let us speak truth about the power of Christ life producing good works resting in full faith God can do no evil. Let us not teach the lust of our flesh that we transformed flesh desire into Christ works by making our flesh obey commandments which is false religion. God does not redeem our flesh, or change it to be righteous, our righteousness comes from the Spirit of God by being in a spirit person Christ Jesus who is God's righteousness for us.

Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit.

James 3:12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water. 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

In his life, we are under the law of love, he does the works of God, the vessel of flesh we are in cannot please God, or be in subjection to God, so we must walk in Spirit to be in Christ, who is a spirit person himself giving us his sinless righteousness so can be in subjection to God through Christ headship, That is, doing the works of God through the power of Christ life. Like a tree we must wait upon the life of the tree to produce the fruit on the tree we are not life, but Christ life, we are not the boss, we are the branches.

Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

Hebrews 10:24 Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works

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