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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Amigo de christo has not made himself clear on his interpretation on 1 John 1:8, and whether or not holy living is truly required for salvation after one is saved by God’s grace. If he said what he did in defiance of the Catholic Church only, then we are in agreement (Because the Catholic...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    What if a Christian who lived generally holy most of their life had one day looked upon a woman in lust, and then they got hit by a bus and died immediately without having a chance to confess of their sin. Are they saved? I don’t believe they are because a believer has to confess of sin to...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    But that does not really answer what view you take on 1 John 1:8, though. As I have shown before, there are four different interpretations on 1 John 1:8. Which one is closer to your viewpoint? I ask this because this will help me to determine where you really stand. If you say it means we...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    What is your interpretation of 1 John 1:8? 1 John 1:8 says: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” There are four interpretations that I am aware of on 1 John 1:8. Interpretation #1. - 1 John 1:8 is a warning to the brethren about the false gnostic...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Faith is a two sided coin. The first side starts off as a belief in Jesus as the Savior, and a belief in the gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. But then faith continues with the other side of the coin with us obeying the Lord in living a holy life in the Sanctification Process. Faith is everything...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Romans 3 is talking about being saved by God’s grace in our Initial Salvation. Romans 3 also is talking about how we are not saved by the Law of Moses and or Law Alone Salvationism (Without God’s grace). Romans 5 starts off talking about being saved by God’s grace in our Initial Salvation, and...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    I think for some people it’s not a matter of studying the Bible. For them, it’s about… #1. A justification of sin (or evil), and or: #2. Fitting in with popular Christianity (feeling good with their Pastor and their church friends). Therefore, one will twist the Scriptures to their own...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Right. I am not Catholic. In fact, I am strongly against Catholicism because they bow down to idols and pray to dead people (necromancy). This of course is the tip of the iceberg of their grave errors. But Protestantism also has its own errors, as well. They make salvation all about a...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Romans 4:2 “For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.” I disagree with your interpretation. Romans 4:2 is referring to: “Works ALONE Salvationism” (without God’s grace) because Paul is fighting against the heresy of “Circumcision Salvationism” that...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Catholics believe in the Trinity, it does not invalidate that that teaching in the Bible. So even blind squirrel can find a nut. So guilt by association is not always true. The Bible clearly teaches two aspects of salvation; The first being grace by faith without works (Ephesians 2:8-9)...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    If He paid it all whereby you don’t have to worry about anything then you don’t even need to worry about violating the sin of unbelief in Jesus as the Savior. But this would be Universalism (Which is false). We disagree on faith. You see faith as a belief alone, I see faith as a two sided...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    No. He didn’t nail it because he ignored the points I brought up with Scripture that refutes his false belief in that he can sin and still be saved while under God’s grace.
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Nowhere did I say that is what you said (Which simply shows you are still not listening correctly). I am merely describing your false belief based upon your erroneous interpretation of 1 John 1:8 that justifies sin (Which runs contrary to Galatians 5:24, 1 Peter 4:1-2, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 1 John...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Oh, and nowhere do I deny that the word justified can be used in a non-salvific sense like in Luke 7:29. This is because it is in context to men justifying God and not God justifying us. When God justifies us… it is salvific. Again, the same word “justified” is used for both faith and works...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    I can say the same for you, but you see what you want to see to justify a sin and still be saved type belief. As per usual, you did not even recognize that I don’t believe in your traditional false Sinless Perfection accusation. Sin has a way of clouding people’s judgment.
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    You are just repeating more false nonsense that you have been fed and you are not listening. I don’t even believe in the Traditional Sinless Perfection that you falsely accuse me of. I don’t believe Sinless Perfection is a salvation issue. I believe Christians have to meet the bare minimum...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    I prefer the term “Salvation by God’s grace” (the 1st aspect of salvation) instead of Justification because the word “justification” is used for both works and faith in James 2:24. But this is the problem with popular Theology. They label things in such a way that is not always accurate. The...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    You made another typo in trying to fix your typo. You should have said “Typo” and not “Type O” which is a blood type. Typo (one word) is short for "typographical error", meaning a mistake made in typing (now keyboarding). While Works ALONE Salvationism in Catholicism and the Campbell...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Sorry, I know what they say. I posted them because they refute your false belief that justifies sin and evil. Seeing you are not dealing with explaining these verses, it appears that you are just cherry picking the Bible. For if you truly believed these verses at face value, you would have...
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    Reconciling Romans 4:2 with James 2:24

    Please actually carefully read each of the verses I put forth to you that refutes your false belief and explain them instead of repeating blindingly the slop that theologians of our day have fed you. For if your belief is biblical, you should have no trouble defending your belief with...