The word Judaizer comes from a Greek verb meaning: to live according to Mosaic laws customs. So, James wasn't a Mosaic law adherent?
It looks like you're trying to move the goalpost here, compared to your original statement:
James was a Mosaic law adherent/Judaizer = Someone that believed Jesus was Messiah & one must follow Mosaic law in order to be saved.
Surely he did not believe that keeping the law of Moses was a salvation requirement, and there's no definitive evidence that James continued to keep the law of Moses. He likely did, if he remained in Israel; for the sake of complying with the legitimate civil authority of Israel; but not for salvation purposes.
If the law adherent's that caused division in Gal 2:12 weren't sent by James. Why does scripture proclaim they came from James?
If James sent them, why not say that? They clearly had been with James- and maybe Paul didn't know where they were, just that they were with James. In James' own epistle there are people that "go out from us but are not of us", they heard him speak, and then went
out as false teachers to twist his message.
If Acts 15 wasn't a key inflection point. Why record the heated debate
It doesn't say there is a "heated" debate. it was probably more like a formal inquiry/deliberation- which makes sense when you hear something that is different from what you've hear before.
And somehow being dunked into water removes sin
I don't believe in baptismal regeneration either... Most people don't.
QUESTION: To those that claim ALL scripture is written to the NT body of Christ.
I doubt you will find anyone who actually believes that.
The book of Acts is a transition book, not to be used as a doctrinal book because things are changing throughout as God moves away from the Jew to the Gentile, from Peter to Paul, from Jerusalem to Antioch.
No.
There was a transition taking place from under the law, before the cross, and under grace, after the cross. See Acts 15 and Galatians. Paul would settle the dispute, especially for the Gentiles.
There was no transition taking place. The transition was complete at Pentecost- the only reason Jewish Christians were keeping the law, was because of the legitimate civil authority that remained in the fading Kingdom of Judea.
2. It is obvious that there are those in the audience that have not received the word and their souls were not saved. 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
The engrafted word continues to save your soul well after you are justified. Sanctification is part of Salvation; one does not exist without the other; you are continuously being saved your whole life, it's not a one-and-done "sweet, I'm saved now, so I can go do some crack, and it'll be OK cause I'm saved now." Either you are justified and being sanctified, or neither sanctified nor justified, you can't be one without the other.
5. James plainly states that a man is justified by works and not by faith only.
And he's right! You might think this contradicts Paul, but it doesn't!
6. James states in 5:9 that the Lord is standing ready to return as Judge. During the Church Age, Paul states that Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Both of those things are true, and in no way contradict one another.
The book of James can be very frustrating unless you do one of two things.
The only people the book of James is frustrating to, is hyper-dispensationalists; so in their frustration, they explained it out of
the New Testament.
When James is written (in the 40's) their was no NT body of Christ.
The body of Christ began when the Spirit of Christ was given at Pentecost.
Gentiles don't have any accepted/sanctioned relationship with God until the Council At Jerusalem, early 50's.
Objectively false. Why would you even say this?
Peter & other Jewish believers go to Cornelius house (Acts 10). Here gentiles are introduced to God the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:44). The believing Jews present are ASTONISHED that gentiles received Christ's eternal life giving Holy Spirit. It's 14 YEARS later!
Okay, but this is still before the council of Jerusalem, so... they obviously do have an accepted/sanctioned relationship with God before the council of Jerusalem.
Where Jews drag Paul outside & begin to BEAT him to DEATH. For allowing a gentile into the Temple Acts 22:20-21. This notion/YOUR CLAIM that gentiles were running freely around the Church at Jerusalem is FAR FETCHED! The Church/Assembly/Congregation at Jerusalem was ALL Jewish believers & therefore NOT the NT (Jew & Gentile) Body of Christ!
Dude, Christians never controlled the Temple... This is not Christians beating up Paul... this is unbelieving Jews.
: Peter tells Cornelius/a gentile. IT'S AGAINST MOSAIC LAW for a Jew to keep company with a gentile.
No, no, no: He said, it's "
unlawful"- he did
NOT say it was against the
Law of Moses.
(NOTE: By ONE SPIRIT/HOLY SPIRIT. ALL believers (Jew/Gentile) are baptized into ONE BODY/JESUS. Only Christ baptizes with/in the Holy Spirit. NO H2O used!)
Yeah...
you're use the water, not him.
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