You're the only Catholic who don't mind to connect with us. 

We are all linked to the cornerstone unless I misunderstood it lol

Oh like what answers?

Disappointments can happen when we look at God too. I give you an example: says you're planning a vacation with ur family, there are several locations you wanted to go, you prayed to God, you chose one country after you done your prayer and felt ease with God. But then the plan crashed, the whole family died, you somehow survive (says u used other plane), so now what? Does that sake your faith? similar things happened to me (of course not whole family died), and it took few years for me to accept God as God.

Job simply surrender isn't it? What he did? He just surrender and skip asking 'why'.

I have no problem 'being Job' but I think in the transition of being normal again. If you prayed to God and he did not answer and the outcome is the opposite, you might hardly pray again to Him. Yes God is still God and we respect and worship Him as who He is and acknowledge His wisdom of everything but I dare not to ask things from Him.

so how to ask?

you said this first

 

question: is the spirit of God within us our life or God's life? It's eternal life but is that still me?

I think both Desmond and UW are quite clear that Salvation comes by Faith alone.

I am just not sure why they are arguing over works.
Each seem to be deliberately misunderstanding the other.

To me, works are a manifestation that our faith is true. We can't help but do good because it is the Holy Spirit at work within us.

From the scripture it is clear to me that the process goes like this.

Hear the Word ROM 10:14
Have faith in the Word ROM 10:17
Saved by that grace that comes through faith. EPH 2:8-9
Transformed by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God 2 Cor 3:18
Bear fruit of the Spirit. (Read your Bible pray every day)
Do works as guided by the Holy Spirit. (ACTS 16:6-10 example of what not to do)
Get rewarded for your works done under guidance of Holy Spirit.(1 Cor 3:12-15)

The correct order of salvation is:

Regeneration > faith > good works

Without faith its works salvation, without regeneration theres no faith, without good works theres no genuine faith.

They are all linked, but the order cant be swapped.

We were all spiritually dead before the Spirit regenerated us (eph 1), so regeneration must come first.

First and foremost....No Human Being is perfect. No matter how one tries, there will always be flaws. Why? Because we're still in the current body which has the nature of the flesh. That is Fact.

Second, you noticed that God use that phrase....while explaining Loving your enemies. There is reason for it..because this is something not every Christian is willing to do evidently.

In the Greek..the word "Perfect" here means complete and the adjective = Mature.

Hence why the word "teleios" or in the English "perfect, complete" is use in here. (Matthew 5:43-49) The Lord insist that we must love our enemies even if we don't feel like it. That would make us "complete" or Mature...or Perfect if you will.

Love for Enemies
43“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbori and hate your enemy.’ 44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

this is very interesting
because this suggest the existence of faith that dont produce good work
did I understand you correctly?

good thief? I prefer to term it as penitent thief. he have more good work than most of us ever will have
THE PENITENT THIEF: A MODEL OF TRUE REPENTANCE?

J.C. RYLE

Many people look at the broad fact that the penitent thief crucified with Jesus was saved in the hour of death, but examine no further (Luke 23:39-43). They do not look at the distinct and well-defined evidences of repentance that fell from his lips before he died. Those evidences deserve our closest attention.Genesis 1:2-7

The first notable step in the thief's repentance was his concern about his companion's wickedness in reviling Christ. "Do you not fear God," he said, "seeing you are in the same condemnation."

The second step was a full acknowledgment of his own sin. "We indeed are just in condemnation. We receive the due reward of our deeds."

The third step was an open confession of Christ's innocence. "This man has done nothing amiss."

The fourth step was faith in Jesus Christ's power and will to save him. He turned to a crucified sufferer, and called Him "Lord," and declared his belief that He had a kingdom.

The fifth step was prayer. He cried to Jesus when he was hanging on the cross and asked Him - even then - to intercede for him.

The sixth and last step was humility. He begged to be "remembered" by our Lord. He mentions no great thing. Enough for him if he is remembered by Christ.

These six points should always be remembered in connection with the penitent thief. His time was very short for giving proof of his conversion. But it was time well spent. Few dying people have ever left behind them such good evidences as have been left by this man.