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I was a big time player of fantasy football and loved it. However, I loved too much... Riding to Church on Sundays reading rotoworld trying to decide which 2nd string running back to start was just too much! But it was fun.

Just had a look. I saw 1 post that may pass as addressing Eph 2:8-9, but it was a blanket statement. It didn't directly address the verse. It was something about God looking at the reasons for doing the work or something like that.... Perhaps I will look again. In short... I didn't see...

I am a roadie. Different ball game and have never done mountai biking. But I have great respect for it.

I am an avid cyclist and will bore you to tears talking about it. I love talking fitness on all levels, but especially cycling. Oh, yea... By the way. I like cycling. Bicycles. I like bikes.

And the governor at the wedding at Cana said Jesus saved the best wine for last. We can actually keep this new covenant! I am not against the law or works... Do them as much as you can and praise God. But that is not what we are judged by.

Yes... I disagree with James on certaun points, but it was how God planned it. James was a good man and history says he died a martyr's death. I believe he is in paradise. Heck... Paul was actually fond of him and though he spoke harshly about him in Galatians, he continued fellowship with...

Rom 8... "...for we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that which we see not, then with patience we wait for it"

Absolutely! There are at least two other things to consider: 1. James even after the Council at Jerusalem was a staunch supporter of Jewish Christians keeping the Law (and he felt that included Paul as well... See Acts 21). 2. His epistle may have been written before the Council. That is...

I would like you to have a look at Romans 4. Paul equates the law with works. BUT even in that chapter he speaks of works in relation to Abraham (who of course, wasn't under the law). So there is support for your statement both ways. My conclusion is that by trying to keep the law for the...

Job... I've seen this too often. When Eph 2:8-9 and other like verses are brought up certain folks don't discuss them but rather revert back to James. That isn't discussing Eph 2, its ignoring it. Furthermore there are some who claim that there isn't a disagreement between James and Paul...

Absolutely agree. On of the contributing problems is that we have divided up the Bible into verses. I am glad we did, but it makes it easier to misunderstand the whole context. Of the thought.

That is not an outrageous statement when taken in context. I was not saying we figured God out in general. I was speaking of the making of our Bible. God gave his final revelation and commission to John around 96 AD. He finished giving out ccmmissions and he finished the Bible. We can...

I blocked him too. Didn't want to and I actually liked him. But I set up rules for myself on how I would conduct business and how I expected others to interact. As bright as he is, I will not acknowlwdge personal attacks.

So what do we do with James's writings and specifically with the notion that faith needs works? And what do we do with Paul's teachung that faith and works don't mix? I have said this before: I am not against works and I believe every one sgould do good as mu h as they can. Its just not what...

I don't mean to discount everything you said in your post and only focus on this quote. It was all thought provoking and perhaps I will revisit the other parts . But this part did intrigue me. Perhaps I misunderstand what you meant by this, but I do not see adhering to the Bible as insisting...

Peter said that Jesus was precious to us but a stone of stumbling to others. Paul said like things about us in 2 cor 2. So in that context I can agree with you. The Bible is leading many to salvation and more to damnation. It is in the reception of it (or rejection of it).

You quoted 2 Cor 3:6. I and agree with your overall point, but the "letter" was in reference to the Law. I believe if you read verses 7 and 8 you will see how I come to that conclusion. What I also see is verses 2 and 3. Making your point: 2. Ye are our epistle written in our hearts...

I apologize. I missed this paragraph entirely. I would like to know what steps James made in implimenting this, because I don't see it in scripture. He succeeded in converting in his words many thousands, but they were still zealous for the law (Acts 21). He demanded (perhaos a srrong word)...

So what are those "different issues"? Both are discussing the relation of works to faith. Paul says we are saved by grace through faith and not of works. James says we not saved by faith alone but that we must also have works. This doesn't seem like a difference in issues. The whole theme...

Paul said many times that we are saved by grace through faith and not of works. That is contradictory to James saying faith is justified by works and we are not saved by faith alone.