(warning: the following paragraph is said 'tongue-in-cheek', although many believe this way)
Apparently, Christ's perfect obedience unto death was not enough, therefore what should we, sinful beings, add to make His sacrifice sufficient for our salvation?
Should we add...
'our determination to be obedient'?
'our faithfulness and endurance to the end'?
'our good works'?
'our forgiveness to others?'
(tongue comes out of cheek)
Or is the list above (and the list grows daily), evidence that we have been forgiven, been received and have been regenerated solely on the basis of faith in Jesus and His Gospel (1Cor 15:1-4)?
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
(Rom 3:21-25)
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
(Rom 4:2-5)
Please don't pull a verse or two out of James to support your system of works-salvation.
Paul spends four chapters spelling out in great detail the Gospel and you are going to yank a couple of verses out of context from James just to make your 'pet doctrine' of faith+works salvation walk on all fours? James is simply differentiating false profession from true possession, otherwise you are saying Paul and James contradict each other...which is unacceptable if all Scripture is inspired by God.
So let's add to the Gospel! ???
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal 1:8-9)
Apparently, Christ's perfect obedience unto death was not enough, therefore what should we, sinful beings, add to make His sacrifice sufficient for our salvation?
Should we add...
'our determination to be obedient'?
'our faithfulness and endurance to the end'?
'our good works'?
'our forgiveness to others?'
(tongue comes out of cheek)
Or is the list above (and the list grows daily), evidence that we have been forgiven, been received and have been regenerated solely on the basis of faith in Jesus and His Gospel (1Cor 15:1-4)?
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
(Rom 3:21-25)
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
(Rom 4:2-5)
Please don't pull a verse or two out of James to support your system of works-salvation.
Paul spends four chapters spelling out in great detail the Gospel and you are going to yank a couple of verses out of context from James just to make your 'pet doctrine' of faith+works salvation walk on all fours? James is simply differentiating false profession from true possession, otherwise you are saying Paul and James contradict each other...which is unacceptable if all Scripture is inspired by God.
So let's add to the Gospel! ???
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal 1:8-9)
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