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1 | don't just listen to gods word but do | James 1:22 | Totallypostal84 | 182375 | ||
Because James is writing to Jewish believers under James' leadership before the revelation to Paul of the disposation of Grace was made known to the Jerusalem Church at the Council. There was much dispute at this council concerning the understanding of what the Gentile believers would be required to do within the Body of Christ. The result was the release of the Gentile believers from following the commands of the Law of Moses but the Jewish believers were not released from this responsibility. I believe James had not been made aware of this at the time he wrote his letter and was teaching the then understood truth of the Holy Spirit. Why was there a need for a Apostle to the Gentiles if the message was the same. Gentiles were able to come into the Jewish church as proselytes under the message the Twelve were teaching. What was the big difference? Salvation apart from the Law. This news shows that there was a salvation before that worked in combination with the Law. Before Paul's revelation, under the Twelve, there was the Gospel of the Circumcision. |
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2 | don't just listen to gods word but do | James 1:22 | Morant61 | 182377 | ||
Greetings TP! There are two other serious flaws with your position that I forgot to mention. Sorry! :-) Thirdly, even if James was not aware of Paul's teaching, the Holy Spirit was certainly aware of it. :-) Since, James and Paul were both inspired by the same Spirit, why would their teachings be different? Fourthly, while Paul was certainly called to minister to the Gentiles, he always began with the Jews first. He preached the same message to them that he preached to the gentiles. Not once in Scripture do we find him telling the Jews that there was one way of salvation for them and another for the gentiles. His message was always the same, which is why the Jews usually tried to kill him. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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