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1 | What doctrines are essential? | Titus 2:1 | Dalcent | 156087 | ||
The doctrine of faith alone is not the clearest doctrine in Scripture. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches do not hold to it nor do ANY of the Church Fathers, including many names which evangelicals respect such as Justin Martyr, Augustine, Ireneaus, etc. More importantly there are plenty of Scriptures which suggest otherwise, especially James 2:24. So what that you have quoted Romans 4:4-5, my Bible has 2000 pages of text. I could sling hundreds of verses that are against faith alone, to say that it is clearly and unequivocably stated in Scripture is complete myth. Why was it "missed" for sixteen centuries until Luther. The writings of the martyrs of the first few centuries did not hold to Luther's faith alone doctrine. Their writings are extant. Were all those saints and martyrs killed by the Roman empire not Christians, and preaching a false gospel. You have also ruled out the entire Christian East (the remnant of Oriental Christians in lands now Muslim). Billions of Christians who lived died and were often martyed for Christ demonstrate your line of thought is completely wrong. |
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2 | What doctrines are essential? | Titus 2:1 | mark d seyler | 156091 | ||
Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. This is the clear and unequivical teaching of the Bible. Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | What doctrines are essential? | Titus 2:1 | Dalcent | 156098 | ||
Faith is usually contrasted with works of the Law (Torah). Faith does not mean faith alone as understood by Protestants, but is rather 'act'-ive faith 'working through love' (Gal 5:6) Luther's German Bible saw fit to change Romans 3:28 from faith to 'faith alone'. i.e., Luther knew the Bible needed doctoring to support his novel theology. (Rom 3:28) For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. (Not faith alone apart from the works of the Law as Luther would want it.) IT IS NOT GOOD WORKS WHICH THE BIBLE REJECTS, AS WE SEE IN EPH 2:10, BUT THE WORKS OF THE LAW (TORAH). (Rom 4:13) For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. (Rom 4:14) For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified; (Rom 4:16) For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (Gal 2:16) nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. (Gal 3:2) This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? (Gal 3:5) So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? (Gal 3:11) Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH." (Gal 3:12) However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, "HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE BY THEM." (Gal 3:23) But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. (Gal 3:24) Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. Read this carefully, genuine Christian faith (working through love Gal 5:6), not "faith alone" is contrasted with the Torah, not Spirit-inspired WORKING FAITH: faith which comes with good works EPH. 2:10 (Phi 3:9) and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, The Bible uses the expression 'faith alone' to say that is how we are not justified. Jam 2:24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. Faith alone appears nowhere else. "Faith alone" is the clear and unequivical teaching of Protestants; I'm clear on that. I was when I was the top bible student in Europe's largest Bible college. |
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