The Thief

[Billyray]

Originally Posted by dberrie2000

Then could you explain for us how the faith alone believe that works has nothing to do with salvation?

They do have something to do with salvation--works naturally follow after salvation. Which is what James is speaking about here.

[dberrie2000]

Originally Posted by Billyray View Post----Dead faith = no faith.

dberrie---Then could you explain for us how the faith alone believe that works has nothing to do with salvation?


James 2:20----King James Version (KJV)


20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Originally Posted by Billyray

They do have something to do with salvation--works naturally follow after salvation.

That statement is an exclusionary statement. If works did not appear until after the salvation occurred--then works had nothing to do with the inheritance of salvation.

Again--could you explain this anomaly? :


Originally Posted by Billyray View Post----Dead faith = no faith.



James 2:20----King James Version (KJV)


20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

[Billyray]

Originally Posted by dberrie2000

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That statement is an exclusionary statement. If works did not appear until after the salvation occurred--then works had nothing to do with the inheritance of salvation.

Again--could you explain this anomaly? :

Works don't contribute for salvation rather they naturally flow from salvation.

[Billyray]

Originally Posted by dberrie2000

Originally Posted by Billyray View Post----Dead faith = no faith.



James 2:20----King James Version (KJV)


20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Correct. Those who have faith will naturally produce works. Those who "claim" to have faith in this section of James do not have faith and thus are not saved that is why they do not naturally do good works.