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NASB | James 2:24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:24 You see that a man (believer) is justified by works and not by faith alone [that is, by acts of obedience a born-again believer reveals his faith]. |
Bible Question (short): Meaning "dead faith" doesn't save? |
Question (full): James 2:14-24 is discussing the relationship between faith and works. James concludes in v24 saying: "You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only". Does not everywhere else in the NT say that we are justified by faith, not by works? "Not by works of righteousness we have done..." Titus 3:5, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves it is the gift of God, not of works..."? What could James be saying here? Is he saying that "dead faith" and "said faith" do not save, but that only real faith can save you, that is if there is root there will be fruit? And then may we conclude that the root supports the fruit and not the other way around so that we may conclude that we are still saved by grace rather than works so that we don't have Scripture contradicting itself? |