[Timotheist]

Originally Posted by Nell;108451

I'll pick just one of Paul's verses: Romans 3:28 and James' showstopper.

Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that [B

a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law[/B]. (works)
James 2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Nell

Paul also said this just a few verses earlier:

2:6 God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” 7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. 8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.

and again:

2:13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
14 Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them. 16 This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.

So before we pick on James too much, we need to figger this out!