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So, your view would be that the works are not for salvation?

James compares the persuasive power of mere words against a lifestyle--and it's for salvation and justification. Galatians has a context: the Gentiles are being convinced by demonic doctrine to become Jewish--"neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts, but faith working through love" means...

(In case you "remember" this post, I had shared it on another Christian Bible discussion site.) Since we are saved by grace through faith in Christ, given to us by Christ, Christ is our Savior... but, then, what place do our works have? I want to have a discussion, because I find discussing...

Thanks. I think this came to me after someone prayed for me, or after God answered one of my prayers (I don't remember, but I do know it was by God's grace): There is a connection between the fundamental issue Paul has with being "under Law", and this issue: when we are going to take credit...

I really have been helped by discussing things with other believers who have grace--they, themselves, do not need to have answers, but they have the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit they have edifies me, reminds me of Scripture, and moves me to trust in and pray to God, and that has really been...

All such prayer is welcome.

Thanks for the interactions. Yeah, the only way it coheres is the way that is straightforward. It doesn't work any other way. About sinners who insist "only" their flesh sins, but not their spirits : sin is spiritual slavery, so it is not possible the spirit is not involved in any sin. Will...

Don't know how I could stop God from loving me. I don't feel the love though.

Yup..

It may be that he encountered people who deny Paul's authority because he taught Jewish believers are not under the Law.

You've wasted enough time and space--either reply in an on-topic fashion, or don't respond at all.

Even granting this is true, in other words, it is not "as I wish". Thank you for admitting that you erred.

Is this meant to silence those who reject Paul's apostleship on account of his doctrine that Jewish believers are not to serve God through Torah but through the Spirit?

Looks like what you said was false.

I wish that God would bring the exact answers to my questions in a reply to this thread within the next 5 minutes. If what you said is true, then it will happen; if what you said is false, it won't happen.

I'm sorry, I didn't find anything helpful in the podcast episode I chose to listen to. Thank you.

I'll check a single one out. If it is a disappointment, as virtually all have been, I'll not be investing more time into it. I appreciate it, but I came here to have specific discussion.

If you're offering an answer, isn't it helpful to make it concise? Telling someone "Wade through over a hundred podcasts, and find the answer I claim will help you is there" is not helpful. Not really interested. Beside, I've listened to so many podcasts, lectures, presentations--no one has...

Sir, this is a Bible discussion forum--the fact that you are not grateful for being corrected, so that error does not spread, and are, instead, insulted that someone inserted a small correction, speaks volumes about how you are interacting in all your interactions here.