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You're welcome to address the arguments I've made.
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I do study, that's why I take "All" of the passages the pertain to a subject and I harmonize them. If you notice I took Paul's writings in Romans 3 and 4, and Ephesians 2 and I harmonized them with the writing of James. I didn't sweep one of them aside or try to make one of them say something that he is not saying. I took both writers and harmonized both of their writings. You know you've come to a correct understanding of the Scriptures when everything fits together and harmonizes.
James plainly says that a man is justified by works and not by faith only. However, because so many misunderstand Paul's teaching on works they try to change what James said however they can.
Regarding James, yes he said his faith came out of his works, Young's literal translated uses those very words.
YLT James 2:18 But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith: (Jam 2:18 YLT)
He uses the Greek word "ek".
I do study, that's why I take "All" of the passages the pertain to a subject and I harmonize them. If you notice I took Paul's writings in Romans 3 and 4, and Ephesians 2 and I harmonized them with the writing of James. I didn't sweep one of them aside or try to make one of them say something that he is not saying. I took both writers and harmonized both of their writings. You know you've come to a correct understanding of the Scriptures when everything fits together and harmonizes.
James plainly says that a man is justified by works and not by faith only. However, because so many misunderstand Paul's teaching on works they try to change what James said however they can.
Regarding James, yes he said his faith came out of his works, Young's literal translated uses those very words.
YLT James 2:18 But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith: (Jam 2:18 YLT)
He uses the Greek word "ek".
I would first like to address something you say in this response: "if you notice I took Paul's writings in Romans 3 and 4 and Ephesians 2 and I harmonized them with the writings of James". "I took both writers and harmonized both of their writings".
By saying you harmonized both their writings means that you made them work together for your understanding. If you had to harmonize Paul and James writings that would mean you had to "change some things up" to put them into harmony. By you saying this means that you couldn't find harmony between Paul and James for your understanding so you had to "harmonize" them. You had to "make" them work.
God's Word is already in harmony we don't need to harmonize it. And we shouldn't "harmonize" God's word for our own understanding. Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." (NKJV)