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1 | Holy Spirit evidence of Salvation? | Acts 2:38 | Morant61 | 51520 | ||
Greetings Grace and Truth! No, James knew exactly what he was talking about! ;-) What Steve was pointing out is very Scriptural. In some contexts, the word 'justified' means 'proven right' or 'demonstrated to be right'. Consider the following verses where the same exact word is used as in James 2:21: 1) Mt. 11:19 - " The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and ‘‘sinners.”’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.”" 2) Luke 7:29 - "(All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John." 3) Luke 7:35 - " But wisdom is proved right by all her children.”" 4) Luke 10:29 - "But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, ‘‘And who is my neighbor?”" 5) Luke 16:15 - "He said to them, ‘‘You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight." 6) 1 Cor. 4:4 - "My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me." All of these verses are in contexts where the ideal of being right or being proven right is the concept discussed. This is exactly what we believe is the case in James. Faith is 'proven' by works, not produced by works. In fact, the same exact word which is used in James 2:21 is also used in Rom. 4:2: "If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God." So, was Paul wrong? Was James wrong? Or, is your interpretation of James simply wrong? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Holy Spirit evidence of Salvation? | Acts 2:38 | Grace and Truth | 51528 | ||
Let's look at the word 'works' Abraham believed What God said, am I right? So nothing he could do for himself could save him true? Just believe what God said, right? | ||||||
3 | Holy Spirit evidence of Salvation? | Acts 2:38 | Reformer Joe | 51543 | ||
You wrote: "Let's look at the word 'works' Abraham believed What God said, am I right? So nothing he could do for himself could save him true? Just believe what God said, right?" No God-pleasing act was the means of his salvation. Faith, which itself was a gift from God, was the means by which he was justified. --Joe! |
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