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1 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 37794 | ||
As a courtesy, please try to use paragraphs more. You wrote: 'The writer above has it correct by quoting Rom 3:28, but on the flip-side of the coin, James 2:24 says EXPLICITLY that "... a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" There is a huge difference between being justified by faith and being justified by faith ALONE.' That is what James writes, and Paul writes: 'What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS." Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness" --Romans 4:1-5 So we have Paul saying that Abraham is saved through faith APART FROM works, and James saying that Abraham is justified BY his works. How do you reconcile these two passages? I would recommend a book entitled _Righteous Sinners_ by Ron Julian, to examine the dynamic between God's grace, our faith, and our works. He analyzes both Paul's commentary of Abraham and James' commentary of Abraham. --Joe! |
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2 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | Leftwich | 37832 | ||
Saved by belief and baptism. Hebrews Chapter 11 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his houses. 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him fathful who has promised. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child: and they were not afraid of the king;s commandment. 24 By faith Moses, when he was come of years, refused to be call the son of Pharaoh's daughter. 29 BY FAITH THEY PASSED THROUGH THE RED SEA AS BY DRY LAND. Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Love Leftwich |
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