Cardinal Doctrines, and the next most important doctrines are...?

[Carbon]

Agreed ... I cause myself to do nothing in order to be saved, but I do things as an effect of my salvation. The things I do as an effect I have addressed.
It is getting into semantics. I DO THINGS ... I think you are getting into the WHY I do things.

Wait a minute now. You Do things? Why haven't you ever mentioned this before?

 

[fastfredy0]

Wait a minute now. You Do things? Why haven't you ever mentioned this before?

I am not sure what is behind the question so my response may be off...

Of course I do things. A hammer does things too.
I was getting into the cause of me doing things. We believe it is all God's work when it comes to our salvation but when it comes to other things we tend to think we are the First Cause.
I believe God is the cause of all things. I don't believe in a God who does not actively sustain universe. I believe He is constantly causing everything. If he was to vanish, so would the universe. I suppose He causes things to recur over and over again so our simple minds can collect the observations and use them to our benefit. But He could just as easily enable us to walk on water or be nourished by eating rocks.

I can give verses to back it up the general thesis (not specific illustrations like we can eat rocks (giggle). It's a minority opinion.