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NASB | James 2:14 ¶ What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:14 ¶ What is the benefit, my fellow believers, if someone claims to have faith but has no [good] works [as evidence]? Can that [kind of] faith save him? [No, a mere claim of faith is not sufficient--genuine faith produces good works.] |
Bible Question: How come we try to make what God told us to do to be saved into a battle of misunderstandings? At the end of the day, when one reads the sermon from Peter on the day of Pentecost, what did he tell the people to do? Was what he said for thier salvation? Did they except what he said? Did some reject what he said? Finally, does what Peter told the people to do, contradict what Paul and James said? |
Bible Answer: Question: How come we try to make what God told us to do to be saved into a battle of misunderstandings? Answer: Define "we". Who tries to do this? Question: At the end of the day, when one reads the sermon from Peter on the day of Pentecost, what did he tell the people to do? Answer: In the Bible passage, doesn't it say what he told them? Question: Was what he said for thier salvation? Answer: Since in your question you do not give the book, chapter and verse to which you are referring, I'm forced to guess that your question is about what Peter said in Acts 2:38. Was what he said for their salvation? If "the remission of sins" means salvation, then the answer would be, Yes, it was for their salvation. Question: Did they except what he said? Answer: Do you mean did they ACCEPT what he said? In the Bible passage, doesn't it say "they that gladly received his word were baptized"? Question: Did some reject what he said? Answer: Unknown. The passage does not say "some rejected what he said." On the other hand, that some rejected is a reasonable understanding of the passage. Question: Finally, does what Peter told the people to do, contradict what Paul and James said? Answer: No. |