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NASB | James 2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:21 Was our father Abraham not [shown to be] justified by works [of obedience which expressed his faith] when he offered Isaac his son on the altar [as a sacrifice to God]? [Gen 22:1-14] |
Subject: does God know all things? Genesis 22:12 |
Bible Note: Greetings. You wrote: "When God sees faith then he says of sinner 'now I know' and justifies." Do you believe that God does not know the mind of the believer before any outward actions take place (baptism or any other form of outward obedience)? I have a real problem with tossing God's omniscience out the window by saying that He has to "see" our faith (as man sees) before He justifies. 'But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."' --1 Samuel 16:7 --Joe! |