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Is Faith Alone Under Fire? (James 2)
In this week’s episode, we’re wrestling with a tough but vital question: Is faith alone under fire? James 2 has long been a battleground text in the debate over justification, especially when James says that a person is “justified by works and not by faith alone.” That sounds like a direct challenge to sola fide, the Reformation conviction that we are saved by faith in Christ alone. So what do we do with it?
We’ll take a closer look at the context of James' words, the nature of saving faith, and how this passage complements, not contradicts, Paul’s teaching on justification.
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