Subject: Did James (author) know as much as Paul? |
Bible Note: Dear Inerrant Word: I agree with your fine answer. And for anyone to argue that one passage of Scripture actually contradicts another passage is to deny that "all Scripture is inspired by God." Who superintended the writing of Romans? The Holy Spirit. Who superintended the writing of James? The Holy Spirit. Who superintended the writing of the Mosaic Law? The Holy Spirit. . . . The Bible, while it may contain "apparent" contradiction, actually contains no contradiction at all. Paradox maybe, but not contradiction. . . . May I add: in short, Timothy is speaking of being justified in the eyes of *men," while Paul is teaching about being justified in the eyes of *God.* Not pointing a finger at anyone in particular, but whoever does not understand the distinction between and harmony of James and Romans is in no position to be confident that he is "a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes." Time to go back to Bible Basics 101. |