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1 | Is salvation by faith only scriptural? | James 2:14 | Reformer Joe | 54623 | ||
What does Romans 4:5 tell us? That was Paul's whole point in this section of Romans, and the point you deny to your peril. Your righteous deeds getting you to heaven? Please! "For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away." --Isaiah 64:6 That's you Isaiah is talking about! Do you think an infinitely holy and just God, who hates all unrighteousness with an unending, supremely righteous indignation, is going to look at your pathetic efforts and false righteousness and say, "Good enough; come on in!"? Examine yourself...are you really "good enough"? --Joe! |
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2 | Is salvation by faith only scriptural? | James 2:14 | Hank | 54643 | ||
The "filty rags" that, in God's sight, are the do-gooders' righteousness [Isa.64:6] should be convincing enough to a rational mind that works don't save. Yet there are legions who feel that they simply must do something to earn their salvation; apparently, grace is not viewed as sufficient for them. They prize their own works, viewing them as salvific. This shows a limping faith to be sure, but perhaps not so weak a faith as a strong dose of egotism. --Hank | ||||||