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NASB | Romans 6:3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 6:3 Or are you ignorant of the fact that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? |
Subject: Do you have to be baptized to be saved? |
Bible Note: Greetings Samantha! Thanks for taking the time to respond! You said: "The faith that Paul wrote about -- faith in God -- is the same faith James speaks of -- faith that works. When THIS faith is exhibited, one is saved." Do you mean that works are one of the evidences of salvation or one of the causes of salvation? Because, if you understand James 2:24 as refering to salvation, then 'works' are a cause of salvation. If this is the case, then there is a contradiction with Paul since James 2:24 would then be saying 'by works', while Pauls says 'not by works'. Something cannot be both 'by works' and 'not by works' in the same sense. That would be like saying that something is 'real' and 'not real', or 'true' and 'not true' at the same time. So, obviously, there is some difference between what Paul is talking about and what James is talking about. My case is that 'justification' in James 2:24 is not saying that one is 'justified by works' but that one is 'shown to be justified' by one's works. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |