[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

The Catholic Epistle Of St. James The Apostle 2:24 "Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only."

The Catholic Epistle Of St. James The Apostle 2:26 "For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead."

"Sola Fide" is bunk.

[the_doc]

According to Romans 3:28, Sola Fide is by no means "bunk."

The Apostle Paul explicitly states in Romans 3:28 that a man is justified before God apart from works of the Law.

The Apostle James was warning about the kind of assensus which masquerades as faith. Calvin resolved The Epistle of James and the Epistle to the Romans in a very simple statement. He pointed out that man is justified by faith alone, but the faith that really justifies is never alone. This explains both the practical verses of James and the high doctrine of Paul. And this standard Protestant explanation is evidently the only sensible way to resolve the tension.

[RnMomof7]

"Sola Fide" is bunk.

Does this mean that God can not save on his own?

Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save;

[Proud2BAmerican]

The Catholic Epistle Of St. James The Apostle 2:24

The Epistle of James is an Epistle of Straw! I say we throw it out. What do you say, Martin Luther? ;-)

[ncpastor]

Sorry....I don't think you can undo the Reformation theology that is supported by weighty Biblical witness with just two proof texts from the same letter. To summarily pronounce "bunk" you must have more evidence than that.