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NASB | James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well [to believe that]. The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror--they have seen His wrath]! [Deut 6:4; 11:13-21; Mark 12:29] |
Subject: Have we chosen freely? |
Bible Note: flinkywood, May I recommend a book you might find interesting? When I read it I felt I was for the first time able to see the faith through Protestant eyes as it were. The book lays out the essentials of Protestant theology and its developement and then shows its relationship to Catholicism. It is not light reading but very worthwhile. It was written by a Frenchman who was raised as a Calvinist and was a Calvinist minister before becoming a Catholic priest. He was also a professor of history. It was written in the early 1950s and is still in print. It is not at all polemic. It is said that Protestants and Catholics alike find it enjoyable and irritating in turn depending on the part of the book they are reading at the moment. I think it is one of the best books I have ever read on the relationship between Protestant and Catholic theology on Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide and Soli Deo Gloria. It is: The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism by Louis Bouyer. You can order it at Amazon or any major bookstore chain. If you get it and don't think it was worthwhile or worth keeping, I will buy it back from you. Not long ago I gave my pastor a copy as a gift. Emmaus |