James disagrees with Paul's binding apostolic word of God

[Conqueror]

GOOD WORKS ARE A RESULT OF THE PROCESS OF DISCIPLESHIP - SANCTIFICATION !!!!!!
in which believers are predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom 8:29).


Justification is by grace through faith alone (Eph 2:8),



James disagrees with Paul's binding apostolic word of God, to write;
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone (Jas 2:24).

 

[TheDivineWatermark]

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone (Jas 2:24).

You see the bold ^ ?

 

[TheDivineWatermark]

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone (Jas 2:24).

You see the bold ^ ? Those words are "ex/ek" in Greek ("out of/out from"... not "by means of" [as in Eph2:8])

 

[Conqueror]

You see the bold ^ ?

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone (Jas 2:24).


The apostles revealed the will of the Father and
James appealed to the understanding of the reader: “you see”

TEST ALL THINGS

 

[Conqueror]

You see the bold ^ ? Those words are "ex/ek" in Greek ("out of/out from"... not "by means of" [as in Eph2:8])

No one is justified by or out of works.

GOOD WORKS ARE A RESULT OF THE PROCESS OF DISCIPLESHIP - SANCTIFICATION !!!!!!
in which believers are predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom 8:29).

 

[TheDivineWatermark]

I don't believe it is a matter of justification before God; IOW, in the example given regarding Abraham, his offering up of Isaac was MANY YEARS AFTER his "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." (And Abraham was called "the friend of God" by other men, per 2Chron20:7).



Also, you may be aware of the debate amongst scholars about just how much is James' quoting of the "questioner/interloper" (whether only v.18 or both vv.18 and 19 [etc])... so some point out that James himself is supplying that info by his use of an "INCLU SIO" (<--had to spell it this way due to automatic spell-check [or whatever] continually 'correcting' it to some other word I do not intend! LOL)

 

[Conqueror]

I don't believe it is a matter of justification before God; IOW, in the example given regarding Abraham, his offering up of Isaac was MANY YEARS AFTER his "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."

He (Abraham) believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness (Ge 15:6).

God tested Abraham in Chapter 22.

James denies that, by saying that works are required for justification (Jas 2:24) and appealing to your understanding "You see"