Actually, I was making my point...are you even certain that you know what my point really is?
Here's what I believe your point is:
We are saved by faith alone...no works involved. (Agreed)
After salvation it is JESUS only,,,or FAITH ONLY,,,that keeps us saved.
Everything is up to Him. I THINK you're also saying that salvation cannot be lost once it is achieved.
On these two matter we do not agree.
You are a monergist
And I am a synergist
As I have said elsewhere, Paul is substantiated by Peter (2 Peter 3:15-16); and Peter is substantiated by Christ (John 14:26, John 16:13).
And also, the biblical hermeneutic that we are to primarily use is given to us in 1 Corinthians 2:13.
There is no reason for you to substantiate for me that Paul is guided by Jesus.
I NEVER said that we should ignore Paul since he wrote 2/3 of the bible (about).
In fact, everyone knows that Paul created Christian doctrine in the book of Romans. Doctrine that is accepted by everyone, although he was speaking to the Jews in chapters 9 to 11 and many have used those chapters to validate predestination. Different thread.
Therefore, it is not wrong to weigh Jesus' words with Pauline scripture.
Here is where we part.
Jesus was plain in His language...much more than Paul.
As you know, even Peter said that Paul said some things that are difficult to understand.
We DO NOT weigh Jesus' words with Pauline scripture.
We weigh Paul's words with Jesus' scripture.
This is how the bible is divided:
JESUS
APOSTLES, INCL PAUL
EARLY CHURCH FATHERS
THEIR DISCIPLES
ALL OTHERS
