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NASB | Romans 2:7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 2:7 to those who by persistence in doing good seek [unseen but certain heavenly] glory, honor, and immortality, [He will give the gift of] eternal life. |
Bible Question: Is Paul saying human beings can earn eternal life? |
Bible Answer: Nathen, No. Faith itself is a gift of grace that allows us to be "those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory, honor and immortality, eternal life." If you look at James and Paul in full context it is clear that faith in Christ and works in Christ are inseparable if we are talking about a living saving faith. It is no accident that Paul opens and closes Romans with the phrase "the obedience of faith" Romans 1:5 and 16:26, which fits perfectly with Galatians 5:5 and James 2. It is not a matter of works adding to faith. Works in Christ are the physical embodiment and manifestation of faith in Christ, without which faith is dead. For human beings as created and as God intended us to be, the body and the spirit are an integrated unit. That is why our redemption is not complete until our bodies are resurrected at the Second Coming. It goes without saying that works in Christ are not the same thing as "works of the law" such as circumcision, which Paul is often speaking about in Romans. The "obedience of faith" is as different from the "works of the law" as are the commandments written on stone from the commandments written on our hearts. Paul's primary point about works was that what we do can not obligate God to save us. We can not make God do anything. God saves us because God loves us and because He wants to save us, not because we make Him obliged to save us.Our good works flow from our faith in God's love for us, God's love for us does not flow from our works. Emmaus |
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