Ah, but what exactly are "works"?
For example are monks wrong to shut themselves away in monasteries all their lives without going out to "work" in the world?
From
The Way home or face The Fire (
Rev. 2:17,
Rev.10:7-10) on hiding out in a monastery from temptation:-
11:58 All the Prophets have spoken
directly to God, and have done His Will, and have been against religions, and have lived apart with God.
11:59 This does
not mean living in a monastery, or commune, it just means getting away from religions. Hiding from temptation, in a monastery, will do you
no good, because you have to
face temptation, and
overcome it (to win favour with God, by facing temptation and overcoming it - James 1:2-4. You are, thereby, also setting a good example, to others, and can help the weaker ones to overcome
their temptations, by giving them moral [spiritual] support - Sura 57:27).
11:60
Hiding in a commune, or monastery, is the
cowards’ way out, but they are only cheating themselves, because the more temptation you
overcome, the nearer you get to going home (James 1:2-4).
11:61 Avoiding temptation is wasting what precious little time you have left, and is like running-on-the-spot, on a conveyor-belt rolling towards The Fire, where you are going nowhere fast, except The Fire.
11:62 These communes only create fear, and do more harm than good, for the former reason, and the following ones.
11:63 The bigger they become, the greater the number of people that are wasting their time, and, because people without faith always fear what they do not understand, public-opinion is set against them. If they become
really big, the people outside get
frightened, and eventually they will attack it. Religious wars start in the same way (John 16:2).
11:64 These people should go home, to teach their families, and
fight for God. Jesus said that he came, not to bring peace, but a sword (the Word of Truth - Heb. 4:12), and that a man’s enemies
would be the members of his own household (Luke 12:51-53). This is because they will be used by Satan, to try to pull you away from your belief (Micah 7:6). If they
don’t, then you are
not doing it right, because Jesus has told you, it
WILL happen,
IF you
ARE doing it right (Matthew 10:34-40).
11:65 Don’t run away and
HIDE in communes. Get on home, and
fight to convince the people that love you, that they are
wrong (love your enemies).
11:66 Fight with the Sword of Truth, not your fists. Truth and Light conquer all darkness and evil. Light destroys darkness painlessly, and easily, and so does the Light of Truth, when combined and delivered with love.
11:67 Stop being such
cowards! Put on God’s Armour (Ephesians 6:11-19), and show people
The Way.
You once fought
against God, and that got
you sent
here. The
only way out, is to fight the Devil, to
PROVE to God that you have changed sides, and are fit to come home.
11:68 Your
REAL families, in heaven, are waiting for you to come home, and they are hoping that you don’t die, on the Last-Day, in The Fire.
11:69 The Devil’s greatest weapon has always been religions, and with them, he has divided; deceived and conquered the world. You must avoid organized-religions, like the
plague (Rev. 18:4)!
11:70 To make religions even more effective, Satan divided the beliefs even further, into little sects, each with their own customs and beliefs. He is so sneaky, that you must be on your guard, 24 hours a day, and
NEVER under-estimate him.
11:71 Cling to God, like a drowning man clings to anything that floats (or you will drown in “The Lake of Fire”). Always make sure, before you
do anything, that the devil is
not deceiving you into doing something
wrong, by talking to you with his
SEDUCTIVE voice. He is
VERY sneaky! If in doubt, do nothing, until you are absolutely sure that you are following God’s orders, and not Satan’s (Sura 2:256).
It's a matter of public record mate, the authorities suspected Koresh of stockpiling weapons and fathering kids by underage girls, so they got a search warrant but instead of letting them in, Koresh and his chums went ballistic and started shooting.
They must have had someting to hide or they'd have let the searchers in, it's not rocket science..
en.wikipedia.org
You're talking again about things you know absolutely
NOTHING about.
If you believe the Zionist wikipedia/government narrative is true, it's no wonder you have such a difficult time with the Scriptures. Everything you just regurgitated is a baseless, fabricated
lie. You weren't anywhere near Waco when that happened were you? Nor have you researched this subject in depth, have you?
Koresh made frequent trips into town and was on very good terms with the local police, shop owners and neighbors, as was everyone else that lived there. His routines were well known and he could have easily been arrested at any time away from their ranch setting
IF the government alphabet soup brigade genuinely saw him as a threat.
Think, for just a moment, how stupid it would be for the ATF to come swooping into the Davidian "complex" if they actually thought Koresh was doing any of the things they accused him of doing without one single shred of evidence. The men, women and children inside would have been at risk from such a stupid and pointless show of force. As would all of the officers outside who unlawfully invaded their private property that day. And all of that risk was totally unnecessary, as they could have easily arrested Koresh on one of his daily jogs or trips into town, which would have minimized or eliminated the risk, IF there was any genuine risk at all, given they were peaceful people minding their own business according to their neighbors.
The ATF served their "warrant" with helicopter gunships and trailers full of ATF agents who took up positions outside the front door to the main building, with guns drawn before they opened fire
UNPROVOKED according to the available video evidence, when Koresh opened the door, like the cowards those government thugs were/are.
If you want to defend cowards, and repeat their lies, that's your business. But it's shameful, unGodly and disgusting.
God Bless.