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If he believes commandment keeping is also what saves, that’s textbook rich young ruler error who thought he was good enough to enter life by keeping the commandments, which Jesus quickly shut down by trapping him in his own false thinking pointing out that he was covetous, in violation of the 10th commandment, and in need of a Savior just like every human is.
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. All that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Also Matthew 7 crowd error
Simply believe the gospel of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) to be saved from the penalty of sin thereof in hell. The simplicity that is in Christ.
Their heals dug into papal doctrine over a literal, grammatical, historical & CONTEXTUAL hermeneutic will not save them. To everyone: salvation is by trusting in the finished work of Jesus alone, anything else is adding our works into the gospel and it is NOT of works.
No, James 2 is not merely about “justification before men.”
James 2:21-24 explicitly says Abraham was justified by works when he offered Isaac, the same Abraham Paul uses as the example of justification by faith (Romans 4).
James even quotes the exact same Genesis 15:6 verse Paul does, then concludes:
“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” (James 2:24) Which men were around when Abraham was justified by his work? He was standing before God.
This is written to believers, yes, but James is correcting the idea that dead faith (intellectual assent without obedience) saves. Genuine saving faith always produces works.
Paul and James are not contradictory:
Paul fights against works of the Mosaic Law (circumcision, etc.) as a means of earning salvation.
James fights against antinomianism (claiming faith while living in unrepentant sin).
This is why the Catholic Church teaches we are saved by grace through faith that works through love (Galatians 5:6). Faith is never alone.
Jesus Himself will judge us based on works (Matthew 25:31-46). That doesn’t mean we earn salvation, it means real faith produces fruit.
Grace and peace.
@F3_Haskell ...you are also an amillenialist (Augustinian gnostic garbage) you believe there is millennial kingdom. Which is why you don't know your judgments and what each are for.
Calvinists get predestination so wrong
The body of Christ is predestinated
Individual souls are not created *in* the body of Christ
We are received into Him by grace through faith and therefore receive ALL spiritual blessings in Him (Eph 1:3, Col 2:10 KJV)
Back to the future.
@salt_icxc@GuyJackson777@navigatinglies Repentance with regards to salvation is a change of mind from unbelief to belief. All of the scripture you’re using to proof text a false works based gospel actually has context, of which I’m not sure you’re aware so I will provide it to you. Salvation is not discipleship either.
The Bible says that you're saved by Grace through Faith and that NOT of yourselves, it is the GIFT of God, not of works, lest any man should boast Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
It does not say that you're saved by faithfulness through grace, which is the majority Christian (wrong) belief
@salt_icxc@HisBloodSaves@GuyJackson777@navigatinglies Only if you put on the new man/put on Christ/walk in His Spirit/put on the full armor of God. If you're trying to live for Christ in the flesh, it will be wood, hay and stubble at the bema seat.
Faith is the only way by which we can receive God's free gift of salvation by His grace. Our works are for discipleship/reward at the bema seat/profitable to others. Our works contribute zero to justifying us before God. We are not co-saviors nor our our savior. Jesus is Savior!
No, James 2 is not merely about “justification before men.”
James 2:21-24 explicitly says Abraham was justified by works when he offered Isaac, the same Abraham Paul uses as the example of justification by faith (Romans 4).
James even quotes the exact same Genesis 15:6 verse Paul does, then concludes:
“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” (James 2:24) Which men were around when Abraham was justified by his work? He was standing before God.
This is written to believers, yes, but James is correcting the idea that dead faith (intellectual assent without obedience) saves. Genuine saving faith always produces works.
Paul and James are not contradictory:
Paul fights against works of the Mosaic Law (circumcision, etc.) as a means of earning salvation.
James fights against antinomianism (claiming faith while living in unrepentant sin).
This is why the Catholic Church teaches we are saved by grace through faith that works through love (Galatians 5:6). Faith is never alone.
Jesus Himself will judge us based on works (Matthew 25:31-46). That doesn’t mean we earn salvation, it means real faith produces fruit.
Grace and peace.
@EddieJamro84189@True_Patriot_1x The law is fulfilled and in all who have believed (pisteuo) on the Lord Jesus Christ. You are trying to save yourself by the law instead of grace. Your works won't save you.
@HD_81_@dtorres91705@BrysonGray I can't not help you if you do not understand the audience James is written to nor the the subject. You need a literal, grammatical, historical and contextual hermeneutic to study all of scripture, not just James.