What is the purpose of Grace?

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Lizbeth

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""James was writing to the Israel of God, not unbelieving Israel after the flesh""
Gal 2:7-9 - who did the Apostles agree would teach the Gentiles ?
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""And we are told to run the race lawfully if we are to receive the prize.......otherwise be disqualified.""

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2Ti 2:5
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he NOT CROWNED, except he strive lawfully.

What is the point you are making with regard to James? Hope you aren't saying that what he wrote is not true for and doesn't apply to Gentile believers...? There is only one new covenant for both Jew and Gentile, one and the same gospel. The Israel of God, which Gentile believes are part of, has 'tribes', but not according to the flesh, it is more according to spiritual gifts and callings. As there were twelve tribes of Israel according to the flesh so does that number twelve speak of the NEW Jerusalem and its sealed saints, which believing Gentiles are part of....see Revelation.
 

PeterAndroz

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Already showed it. Not my fault you won't see.
Yep, I'm blind, show me where these verses show HERE ON EARTH :)
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16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
 

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Yep, I'm blind, show me where these verses show HERE ON EARTH :)
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16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Already showed it. Not my fault you won't see.