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The confession of faith that is alone in James' discourse is not faith. He's not saying real faith with no works cannot justify. That's not the argument. You keep contending that Protestants have faith but they don't add works to it to make it able to justify. That's not James' argument. And...

Yes, but not because that is the wages God owes you for your righteous work, but because your righteous work is the evidence of your faith by which you were imputed the righteousness of God. I don't even think you understand the difference between your righteousness and the righteousness of God...

I'm going to assume that you know what the Shema is, so I won't explain that beyond this convenient AI produced explanation: The Shema (שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, "Hear, O Israel") is a central Jewish prayer and declaration of faith, affirming the oneness of God As you know, in context, James is...

If you think this means you're going to enter the kingdom of heaven on the merit of your righteousness, you aren't going to make it. But, if you understand this means that your deeds are the evidence of having the righteousness of God imputed to you through faith in God's forgiveness, you will...

Good works are not necessary for JUSTIFICATION. Good works are only necessary for salvation from the wrath of God at the resurrection when they will be used as the evidence of your faith in God's forgiveness. It is by God's forgiveness, received by faith, that you are delivered from the wrath...

Demons don't believe, as in trust, in the blood of Christ. That's the difference. They just believe the fact that he is the Messiah who died and rose from the dead. They know that better than you or I! They've seen that with their own eyes. But they don't believe in him for the forgiveness of...

No one is making any kind of argument that Jesus or any New Testament writer said you do not have to do works of righteousness. The argument is you do not have to do works of righteousness in order to receive the imputation of God's righteousness. But, please, show us a scripture where Jesus...

Yes, but only because not becoming sanctified in practical living is the sign of unbelief. The lack of practical sanctification condemns you for that reason, not because you did not do the works required to inherit the kingdom, as if it was obtained on the merit of works.

Yes, but not for justification.

I'm sorry that this kind of misguided teaching is out there. Work is expected from the believer as a labor of love and gratitude for the forgiveness we have received. Work is not required for us as a law of righteousness. Christ put an end to righteousness by the law. Working righteousness to be...

And you think that righteousness - the part-time righteousness of your works - is going to get you into heaven? That's not good enough. Sooner or later every person has to realize the ONLY righteousness that's going to get you into heaven is the righteousness of God given to you as a free gift...

Nobody is saying we don't have to do good works. We don't have to do good works to be, or remain, justified, as if doing works was how one is imputed the righteousness of God. THAT is the argument.

I answered your question already with an emphatic "YES". Did you miss that?

The growing pains of the believer do not disqualify a believer from the inheritance. Purposely dwelling in sin does, because purposely dwelling in sin is the sign of the unbeliever, not the believer. So Paul would have to go back to unbelief to be disqualified. Assuming that's even possible for...

Nobody is saying we do not have to do good works. The argument is that we do not have to do good works in order to be credited God's righteousness.

Yes, I agree. Abraham was justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar. His obedience showed that he was righteous. That's what justified means in the passage. It does not mean he was made righteous by his obedience.

Exactly. Which we can easily see from the account itself: 12“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.b” - Genesis 22:12 His righteousness was shown by his obedience to offer up...

That's right. A man is not only justified by faith, but he is also justified by his deeds. Do you think we have a problem with this?

No, "faith alone" is an entirely Biblical phrase: 24As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone. James 2:24 The problem is when people erroneously equate James' "not by faith alone" argument (James 2:24) with Paul's "righteousness apart from works" argument (Romans...

No. That's the works justification gospel condemned in scripture: 3Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh? Galatians 3:3 You remain justified/saved through your continued faith in God's forgiveness. God's forgiveness is what makes you saved, not...