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Subject: WHERE are they taken? |
Bible Note: Greetings Jeff! Allow me to demonstrate my point my friend! Here in Evansville, IN, there was a car lot which was advertising 'free tires for life' if one bought a car from them. The government forced them to pull those ads because the tires weren't really 'free' if one had to buy a car to get them! :-) In the same way, salvation isn't really a 'gift' if one has to earn it by being good enough. If one says, 'I'm not saved by works, but works will keep me saved', one is really saying, 'I'm saved by works'. The trick is to understand the proper place of works. I have never said that obedience is not important. But, I have said that obedience is a result of salvation, not a cause of salvation. If I were to see someone who claimed to be a Christian continually living in sin, I would say that the person was not actually a Christian because a Christian will not live continually in sin. As far as James 2 is concerned, I have posted many times about this chapter. My short answer is this: James does not contradict Paul. Many simply do not understand what James is saying. James is not saying that works saved us, but that works demonstrate the reality of our salvation. If you want to read these posts, simply enter go to the search button on the left and enter 'Morant61' in the id field and 'James' and 'works' in the keywords field. p.s. - Welcome to the forum! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |