Not By Works
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For me, yes the book of James is inspired by the HS. He was writing doctrinal instructions to the Jews to keep during the time of Jacob's trouble, or the Tribulation.
I respect James by not trying to change his intended audience to the Gentiles and not making him say what he didn't mean to say (Galatians 2:9, Acts 21:25))
I respect James by not trying to change his intended audience to the Gentiles and not making him say what he didn't mean to say (Galatians 2:9, Acts 21:25))
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BECAUSE THE EVIDENCE CAN BE SEEN IF YOU REALLY WERE SAVED, THE MOMENT YOU FIRST GENUINELY BELIEVED,
IN THE AGAPE LOVING DEEDS YOU DO FOR HIM AND OTHERS.
All the years of stirring up CONTRADICTIONS, and I think this is the VERY FIRST TIME YOU HAVE EVEN THOUGHT OF THAT.
Matthew 7:18-20 (KJV)
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
ARE YOUR EYES OPEN NOW ? ? ? Works or DEEDS have NEVER BEEN PART OF SALVATION, However the FRUIT OF GENUINE SALVATION, absolutely WILL PRODUCE, IS AGAPE LOVING DEEDS and WORKS. A FRUIT TREE WILL PRODUCE FRUIT about 2 years after that SEED SPROUTS. But after that YOU WILL SEE HARVEST OF FRUIT that TREE of having BEEN SAVED will PRODUCE. NO AGAPE LOVE, IS PROOF THAT PERSON HAS NEVER BEEN BORN AGAIN.
I have told you this a NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE, but HOPEFULLY You can NOW UNDERSTAND.
OBEDIENCE IS NOT PART OF SALVATION, WHICH IS A FREE GIFT FROM GOD, HOWEVER, OBEDIENCE IS PART OF THE AGAPE LOVE, THAT HE SOWED INTO OUR HEARTS (HUMAN SPIRIT).
James, like all the Jews who believed at the time when he wrote that letter which was before the Jerusalem council at Act 15, was expecting the Tribulation to come very soon. Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied that in Acts 2, using Joel. That was why all the Jews were surrendering their money and other possessions to a common pool in Acts 4:32.
Thus, he was not aware of the mystery grace dispensation that Paul would later revealed in his epistles (Ephesians 3:9), which would interrupt that prophetic timetable.
He wrote his letter based on that understanding, urging the Jews to stand fast in the testing that God will send to them very soon (James 1:2-5).
Of course, we now know that that Tribulation was postponed to an unknown future date. I believed that was why the HS placed his letter, even though it was the very first NT book ever written, after Paul's epistles to the Body of Christ.
Thus, he was not aware of the mystery grace dispensation that Paul would later revealed in his epistles (Ephesians 3:9), which would interrupt that prophetic timetable.
He wrote his letter based on that understanding, urging the Jews to stand fast in the testing that God will send to them very soon (James 1:2-5).
Of course, we now know that that Tribulation was postponed to an unknown future date. I believed that was why the HS placed his letter, even though it was the very first NT book ever written, after Paul's epistles to the Body of Christ.