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Originally Posted by Praxeas
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Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Eph 2:9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Jas 2:17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Jas 2:18 But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Notice Eph saves saved through faith?
Notice James does NOT say "saved through faith and works"? In fact James does not use the word saved at all
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In a nutshell: I believe that we are declared righteous through obedient faith that produces living fruit.