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One of the main accusations against Paul was that his gospel of justification by faith alone encouraged people to sin see ( Rom. 3:8 , Rom. 6:1 ) . No doubt the accusers reasoned that if people do not have to keep the law to be accepted by God, why should they be concerned with how they live? Luther, too, faced similar charges.
Read more at the source: Thursday: Does Faith Promote Sin?
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Strife in the church? Things are getting tense. What does Paul find in Peter’s experience in Antioch that trouble him? What would it have been like if you had been at that “potluck” as a friend of Peter’s?
Read more at the source: 4 Justification by Faith Alone – Discussion starters for July 22
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“And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith” ( Phil. 3:9, NKJV ) . Harry Anderson painting © Review & Herald Publishing from GoodSalt.com We should not assume Jewish Christians were suggesting that faith in Christ was not important; after all, they were all believers in Jesus. They all had faith in Him. Their behavior showed, however, that they felt faith was not sufficient by itself; it must be supplemented with obedience, as if our obedience adds something to the act of justification itself.
Read more at the source: Tuesday: The Basis of Our Justification
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Paul says three times in Galatians 2:16 that a person is not justified by “works of the law.” What does he mean by the expression “works of the law”?
Read more at the source: Monday: Works of the Law
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The King James version of the Bible is often considered the gold standard for modern translations, but few of us are familiar with its history, mandate, publication and early printing. This article provides a brief glimpse in the hope that we will understand it and its historical context a little better
Read more at the source: A Short History of the King James Version of the Bible
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