James literally compares “Faith Alone” to the doctrine of demons. That doesn’t bother you?

Bro, I love you and truly hope that you come to know Jesus Christ as both Lord and Savior. But this? This is by far one of the most inaccurate things you've said lately on this topic. James is not comparing "faith alone" to demonic doctrine. He makes it clear that intellectual knowledge by itself, or acknowledgement of Christ, is the same thing demons do. Demons cannot put faith IN Christ, but they believe about Christ. They know He is Lord, but they do not trust in Him. This is the distinction he's making; saving faith -which produces works- is true, living faith. Dead faith has no fruit, no saving value, and is faith that does not give Christ the preeminence.

@DocKrease 1. I know Christ and he knows me, per scripture. 2. It’s quite literally what James does, verbatim

Are you trusting in Him alone for salvation? Or your works? Pretty big distinction there. Let's look at the scripture. James 2:19-24 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. Let's break this down a bit. What is James saying here about belief that there is one God? He says that the demons share this belief, and they tremble. He then clarifies that faith without works is dead; faith with no fruit is a dead faith and has no value. He then goes back to Abraham who's faith was accounted to him for righteousness, and then his faith was made perfect by fruit, by his works. He then concludes with another example in Rahab the harlot, and that faith without works is dead, just as the body without the spirit is dead. Faith alone justifies man before God; it is accounted to him for righteousness, but it must be true, living faith. If a man claims to have faith in Christ but that faith is not working in and through him, changing him to be more like Christ, then it is a dead faith.

@DocKrease It's "faith alone" bud

@DocKrease @BrysonGray What saved the sheep and condemned the goats in Matthew 25:31-46?

@DocKrease @BrysonGray V 21 "Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?" Rhetorical question with the implied answer being yes, Abraham was justified by works.

@DocKrease @BrysonGray And, just in case the rhetorical question went over the reader's head, he explicitly says...V. 24 "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only."

@DocKrease @BrysonGray 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Who is the fool? He isn’t finished in chapter 2. Keep reading - 3