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Amen and well said! It absolutely does matter. Living and trusting in a "works gospel" does bring condemnation. (Galatians 1:6-9) The gospel is the "good news" of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) and is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that...

In James 2:24, James is not using the word "justified" to mean "accounted as righteous" but is shown to be righteous. James is discussing the evidence of faith (says-claims to have faith but has no works/I will show you my faith by my works - James 2:14-18) and not the initial act of being...

For the umpteenth time, "faith without works is dead" does not mean that faith is dead until it produces works and then it becomes a living faith or that works are the source of life in faith. James is simply saying faith that is not accompanied by evidential works demonstrates that it's dead...

The problem is that you basically make no distinction between faith and works. You seem to wrap both faith and works up in a package and simply stamp "faith" on the package. Faith is the root of salvation and works are the fruit, but according to you, both faith and works are the root of...

Empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains alone - "barren of works" (James 2:14, 24) is non-salvic faith. Period. For the umpteenth time, James is discussing the evidence of faith (says-claims to have faith, but has no works/I will show you my faith by my works - James 2:14-18) and not...

I have already thoroughly explained multiple times how the same word "justified" is used for both faith and works in James 2:24 - "shown to be righteous." The word "justified" has more than one meaning in scripture, depending on the context, but you continue to ignore that. Now if "faith only"...

Amen! In the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the Greek word for justified "dikaioo" #1344 is: 1. to render righteous or such he ought to be 2. to show, exhibit, evince, one to be righteous, such as he is and wishes himself to be considered 3. to declare, pronounce, one to be just...

Amen! In James 2:14, we read of one who says/claims he has faith but has no works (to evidence his claim). That is not genuine faith, but a bare profession of faith. So when James asks, "Can such/that faith save him?" he is saying nothing against genuine faith, but only against an empty...

Either we are trusting 100% in Jesus Christ as the ALL-sufficient means of our salvation or else we are 100% lost. This explains why the gate is narrow that leads to life and few find it. (Matthew 7:14; John 10:9; 14:6) That salvation is by grace through faith and is not by works (Ephesians...

Amen! James is not using the word "justified" in James 2:24 to mean "accounted as righteous" but is shown to be righteous. In the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the Greek word for justified "dikaioo" #1344 is: 1. to render righteous or such he ought to be 2. to show, exhibit...

Thank you for your kind, encouraging words and God bless you! :)

Amen! Those who have been justified by faith have been sanctified/set apart/made holy before God positionally in Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our...

There are genuine Christians and there are "nominal/pseudo" Christians. There are genuine believers and there are make believers. I am also a member of Christian Chat. :)

James here is talking about an empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains "alone" - barren of works, (James 2:14) which is not to be confused with faith that trusts in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9) These are two separate alone's in connection with two...

Acts 26:18 - to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. Hearts are purified by faith (apart from additions or modifications -...

If someone doesn't believe in Jesus and rejects Christianity altogether, then they will not get water baptized, yet there are plenty of people in various false religions and cults who don't truly believe in Jesus unto salvation, yet get water baptized anyway. Such people may believe "mental...

We are to believe the gospel (Romans 1:16) by trusting in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) as the ALL-sufficient means of our salvation. Many people may believe "mental assent" iin the existence and in historical facts about Jesus, including that His death...

Your perverted water gospel horse is dead. Faith in Jesus Christ "implied in genuine repentance" (rather than water baptism) brings the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 5:31; 10:43-47; 11:17,18; 15:8,9; 16:31; 26:18) *Perfect Harmony* You need to...