See this where all yinz have disregarded certain things I have said and only argued about what you "feel" is truth.
I have already posted Scripture supporting the truth (which newbirth disregarded) and I have already told both newbirth and Cassian the truth on how our faith in God will be shown by our works. How it is not our works but our faith in Jesus by which we are justified.
You are defending the concept of faith alone. The Bible NEVER uses faith alone anywhere. It uses faith. Justification by faith simply means that when one believes that Christ is the Son of God, that Christ saved us from death and sin it places us into a correct relationship with Him. It is the beginning of the whole concept of attaining eternal life. The works part authenticates, justifies ones faith. Your action shows that your faith is real, not a idea. Faith alone is a dead faith, a meaningless faith. It does nothing it cannot even justify you.
Another aspect of your view is that you also believe that Justification means receiving eternal life, or the actual judgment of eternal life. One may take possession of it through baptism, repentance, but each of these, though necessary, cannot save you in and of themselves. The saving aspect is working with God, through faith, to attain eternal life. You are required to do the very same thing Adam was doing, walking and talking with God, fulfilling the purpose of his existence. God did not give Adam eternal life simply by creating him, or using him as a tool, a manipulated object.
You have the same purpose to perform. Christ is not going to do it alone, just as He didn't with Adam. You also have the freedom to leave the relationship. There is nothing baring you from leaving.
And I will be willing to bet either one or both will argue against what I say here.
You stand behind one passage of Scripture for your "works" salvation James 2:24 and disregard every other passage including Ephesians 2:8,9. In fact you will argue that Eph 2:8,9 is only talking about law thus disregarding that no one can take credit for their salvation.
Quite the contrary. I don't believe in "works salvation" as you define it.
It is the rest of scripture that shows your view is incorrect. Eph 2:8-9 is the most misunderstood text by the "faith alone" proponents. The actual salvation Paul is addressing is what Christ accomplished for mankind up to vs 5, then believers are referenced it is also by faith also saves. But never is it faith alone which is why James complements Eph 2:8.
It has the same sequence of II Cor 5:18-19 where Christ is reconciling the world, but the purpose was so man could reconcile himself to God by faith. Rom 3:23-25 is the same thing. Christ reconciled the world back to God, so that man could respond by faith. Col 1:20, Christ redeemed the whole creation through His Blood, so that man could have a relationship with Him. We don't need to justify ourselves to overcome death and sin because Christ already accomplished this. Our faith in believing He saved us from death and sin, justifies us, placing us into a correct relationship with Him. Rather than trying to save ourselves from death and sin by the works of the law (which Paul states is impossible, which is why Christ was needed) our personal salvation (attaining eternal life) is through faith, but faith cannot exist without works. No works, no faith, no justification, no eternal life.
Our faith will be shown by our "good works" our salvation will not be earned by our "good works".
you don't need to worry about earning anything. The statement is based on your whole misunderstanding of eternal life in conjunction with the purpose of man's existence as well as what Christ accomplished for all of mankind/the world.
You are correct in that works do show the evidence of faith, but you fail to understand that if works justifies, makes real our faith, that faith cannot exist without works, it is absurd to say that works have no part in our salvation. It is actually the very content of attaining eternal life. You cannot inherit eternal life by faith alone. If so, Satan is saved as well.
It is why you and every other human being will give an account of your works.