And there is no conflict between this passage from James and Ephesians 2:8, quoted in this comment thread by Robin Greer!
From Galatians 2:20 -- "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me."
The works are done in Him, and we credit Him! Like the tax collector and not the Pharisee, we have no self-righteousness. There are those who would call one a Pharisee for preaching righteousness. These don't understand the gospel.
Preaching to the choir, TriTorch, for the sake of any readers of this thread.
All ponies are horses, but not all horses are ponies...
"You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." —James 2:24
And there is no conflict between this passage from James and Ephesians 2:8, quoted in this comment thread by Robin Greer!
From Galatians 2:20 -- "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me."
The works are done in Him, and we credit Him! Like the tax collector and not the Pharisee, we have no self-righteousness. There are those who would call one a Pharisee for preaching righteousness. These don't understand the gospel.
Preaching to the choir, TriTorch, for the sake of any readers of this thread.
Exactly!