S
If its Christ's work of faith as coming from, or generated by our faithful Creator how could it fail seeing it is His Spirit that works in us to both will and do His good pleasure as a imputed righteousness. The righteousness of Christ's faith that worked in both Abraham and Rehab making His faith by that His work in them both perfect perfect...
If we would attach that righteousness to either Rehab or Abraham we then would violate the warning in the first verse of that chapter. We are not to have the "faith of Christ's works, that work in us in respect to Abraham or Rehab, as it concludes in verse 7 . They would be blaspheming the holy name by which we are called .
If God by faith believing He could, said; let there be light and no light came, His faith would be dead there would be no living work to prove it.
I would think we must distinguish whose one faith is working .(One Lord, one faith, one baptism.Ephesians 4:5) Would it be that of the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit of God or of men? There is no separation from faith with out living works. For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Again whose works, him seen or eternal God not seen??
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
Again whose faith worked with His works and by that work His faith was made complete. Abraham, Rehab or God's faith?
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.Jam 2:21-26
If we would attach that righteousness to either Rehab or Abraham we then would violate the warning in the first verse of that chapter. We are not to have the "faith of Christ's works, that work in us in respect to Abraham or Rehab, as it concludes in verse 7 . They would be blaspheming the holy name by which we are called .
If God by faith believing He could, said; let there be light and no light came, His faith would be dead there would be no living work to prove it.
I would think we must distinguish whose one faith is working .(One Lord, one faith, one baptism.Ephesians 4:5) Would it be that of the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit of God or of men? There is no separation from faith with out living works. For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Again whose works, him seen or eternal God not seen??
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
Again whose faith worked with His works and by that work His faith was made complete. Abraham, Rehab or God's faith?
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.Jam 2:21-26