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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: sheckey Ordered by Date |
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1 | What was James then referring to? | Rom 4:1 | sheckey | 119490 | ||
The best way I can describe the connection is not by demeaning faith, but rather by qualifying what kind of faith we are talking about. Take, for example, the parable of the seeds in Matt 13. All of these are examples of a "type" of faith, but only one was truly redeeming faith. What, then, was the differing characteristic of the redeeming faith, it produced fruit (i.e. work). This is James' point. Truly redeeming faith is ALWAYS a faith that produces work. Even the Eph. 2 verse you quoted is followed up by a statement of the purpose of that faith: "to do good works." | ||||||
2 | Do Jews and others go to heaven? | Rom 4:1 | sheckey | 119484 | ||
I'll put my two cents in. Let me start by saying that you have chosen the perfect passage for answering this question. You will find that Abraham did receive God's righteousness and thereby was allowed to enter heaven upon his death. Abraham was not the only one from the OT who was given this privilege. The passage also names David and I believe includes anyone from the OT who meets one particular standard. The standard that ALL men must meet is the standard of faith. The truth is, faith has always been the only way to receive God's forgiveness. This was true in the OT and is true today! | ||||||