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You say that we can do nothing that will save us, it seems a strange thing to be commanded to save yourselves from this untoward generation, when we can do nothing to the purpose at all. You say this of faith "our action of believing does not save us, but we know from 1 Cor 1:21 that God is...

Paul is writing a letter to Ephesus, the usage of "we" in chapter 2 is not mostly a general we, or as you put it (believers per 1:19), but are those with him, having come so far in Christ, or "who first trusted in Christ" (per v12). For he distinguishes the many early "we's" from the "ye" which...

I have no disagreement with these scriptures. Rom 4 is plainly true, but it has to be taken in light of the whole text. This is all in the midst of a much larger body of writing. The works which he specifically identifies 3:21,28 4:13-15 are works of the law. But faith works also, and has it's...

Eph 2 Some emphasis I commend on vv 1-3,5,11-13, but please read at least the whole chapter. They were "dead in sin and trespasses, walked according to the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience, and were by nature the children of wrath "even as others."" The question is not...

I think this post is a great point for me to enter a consideration to both parties: [Albion;65850168], and [catholichomeschooler;65850206]. The scripture "He that endures to the end shall be saved," is argued as to whether he who endures to the end was saved already, or was he who does not...

It is written that the Lord killeth, and maketh alive; yet it is written also that death came by man, and resurrection from the dead came also by man. Eve ate, and yet the serpent is also cursed. The Jews disobeyed, and yet the name of the Lord was blasphemed. Where they obeyed, God was honored...

The preaching of the gospel is to convert unbelievers to believers, thus, "repent and believe the gospel." So believers is not a fixed category, any more than the military. The military is always recruiting new people. Whereas you mention a failure to understand the design of the atonement to...

The grace of God which brings salvation is found in Tts 2.

If you prove my argument wrong in any point, I will retract it. If you cannot, pleas don't respond cheaply, with a blurb of a statement, which will certainly do more to stir strife, than address my argument. I responded to your post diligently and with substance and without perverse usage of...

The just live by faith, and thus even the faith given imposes a requirement. The grace of God which brings salvation also makes requirement, holy, and to the unwilling, impossible requirements: to deny ungodliness, and worldly lust, and live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...

It does not follow that a saint would boast in obeying God, even if he was required to obey, which he is. Anyone who argues this way misunderstands Paul, and certainly has not been taught by Jesus. Jesus makes us to know both, that there are requirements to enter the kingdom, AND they must not...

Only God can justify, as it is written, whether in the eyes of men or in his own eyes. Men either by his spirit agree with his justification, or their judgment is brought to nothing. Answer me this. Inasmuch as you speak as one who is justified, who is it that justified you in your own eyes, God...

I don't have any problems with Rom 3:28. It falls squarely in a discourse which includes chapter 2, with particular consideration of v13(please be faithful with the scripture, don't just read the one verse I emphasized for you). There is a law only the doers of which will be justified, not...

I had a moment here at work. I will thank forceoftime for even attemting to deal substantively with my argument and not respond cheaply. I will espond in kind when I have time.

It is God that justifies, as it is written. Therefore James, who is a true minister of the gospel, did not teach men justification before men, but God.