and to act it out, that’s what it means to believe — that’s what it means — it doesn’t mean to state it, it means to act it out.
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He is almost saying faith without works is dead.
But he emphasizes works. And they will say Lord, Lord, we did ... so and so in your name ...
Meanwhile, I am tickled that he talks about God and the Bible, which to me, is evidence that they are real and powerful. Else why would the world’s smartest man even consider them, much less discuss them?
I like what he is essentially saying. Saying what you believe is meaningless compared to living what you believe. I can get behind that.
Both Judaism and Catholic Christianity teach that salvation comes from a combination of faith in God plus good works on earth.
By contrast, Protestant Christianity teaches that "faith alone" will save you.
Likewise, Judaism and Catholic Christianity teach that religious authority come from a combination of scripture and tradition.
Protestant Christianity teaches that the "bible alone" is the sole source of authority.
He is almost saying faith without works is dead.
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He stole that from James 2:14-26, the James whose Epistle Martin Luther greatly disliked (for obvious reasons), calling it an Epistle of Straw.