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To: G Larry
On what do you base the contention that this JD Hall was in any way "ignorant" of what you listed from Scripture?

Nothing, it appears to me. Which makes your comment more suitable as a vanity & nuisance, than as approaching discussion of any real differences between various faith communities.

Paul is not overturned by James. Those writers were not at war with one another...

Best doctrines need to harmonize those two. Christ alone, Grace alone, Faith alone, and faith (still under Grace) shown by works, works towards others, forgiving & forbearing each other, serving one another and their fellow man towards and for the greater good of the kingdom of God, including forgiving and forbearing those whom would persecute/harm themselves.

Which kind of 'works' the rest of the world (that does not put faith in God) thinks unprofitable & foolish.

What many appear to me to miss is that the subject matter James wrote about was still all about faith. I notice too that those whom would tend towards stressing 'works' often in the seemingly next breath go about attempting to impose their own definitions of 'works' that others must follow, and "do" -- lest be anathematized & condemned by those teachers of the works.

37 posted on 04/24/2017 10:22:39 PM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: BlueDragon

Well said!


41 posted on 04/24/2017 10:54:36 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: BlueDragon

The Bible authors are not at odds.

I don’t stress anything.

I quote Scripture.


84 posted on 04/25/2017 6:51:37 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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