Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Gallatians 2:16 nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified.
>> Where does St. Paul (or any apostle) spell out the exact contents of Scripture, or justify throwing away 7 books of the Bible<<
The oracles of God were entrusted to the Jews and were never part of scripture. The Catholic Church added them.
>>...or that it was taught (implicitly or explicitly) in Scripture. Remember?<<
I keep asking for another infallible proof of what the apostles taught and Catholics can never produce one. That leaves scripture alone.
Re: justified by faith “without works”—this refers to works of the LAW (as your last 2 quotes make explicit), or the 613 Mitzvot of the Old Covenant... not to good works without which you and I would be relegated to the goat pen (cf. Matthew 25).
Re: Romans 4:5... where does it say that the person in question will be SAVED? (And worketh not most likely refers to the 613 Mitzvot, in keeping with what St. Paul wrote earlier, in 3:28, etc.).
Re: Romans 5:1... where does it mention faith ALONE?
Re: “oracles of God”... where in Scripture do you find THAT? And how do you prove from Scripture alone that the Catholic Church “added” them (which flies in the face of all sane readings of history, where the Septuagint—accepted by the Jews in the time of Christ—contained all the books which Protestantism deleted)?
Re: what the apostles taught... I’ve shown you more than enough. Now, it’s your turn: show me where Scripture shows that the Church, the pillar and foundation of the Truth, etc., against whom the gates of Hades will never prevail, could possibly lead anyone astray on these points, and that “what isn’t in Scripture can be dismissed”.