Not By Works
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Paul said the same thing.
6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value (towards justification). The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. - Galatians 5:6
The only thing that counts towards justification is faith--and this faith is the faith that expresses itself through godly love (the summation of the law).
6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value (towards justification). The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. - Galatians 5:6
The only thing that counts towards justification is faith--and this faith is the faith that expresses itself through godly love (the summation of the law).
Yes, but that is because I also follow the principle of rightly dividing the word.
You will have a hard time convincing people here about that, but all the best
You will have a hard time convincing people here about that, but all the best
You just reminded me that your doctrine was created to fix the (apparent) contradiction between Paul's justification by faith and James' justification by works. I first heard this doctrine about two kingdoms about twenty years ago.
All one has to do is understand the definitions of 'justified' and they can see there is no contradiction between them at all, and so there is no need to create a two kingdom doctrine to explain a contradiction that doesn't exist. Besides, Paul teaches that the faith that justifies apart from works is the faith that works. So he says the same thing James says anyway.
All one has to do is understand the definitions of 'justified' and they can see there is no contradiction between them at all, and so there is no need to create a two kingdom doctrine to explain a contradiction that doesn't exist. Besides, Paul teaches that the faith that justifies apart from works is the faith that works. So he says the same thing James says anyway.
