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Mar 23, 2013 at 9:37 comment added Mike @MatthewPK - James can be misunderstood as opposing principles in Pauline letters, but the vast majority do not feel there is any actual disagreement. If there was a true disagreement and that James was promoting works as the means for justification than we would simply need to toss James out as a forgery. There is no need to do this however as James is an excellent letter fully in-line with Paul's letters. James says that only a true faith evidenced by works can justify. He knows very well that works do not justify. Faith alone apart from works justify, but not a dead unreal faith.
Mar 22, 2013 at 18:10 comment added Matthew perhaps that's because I misremembered Simon when, in fact, Paul contrasts the teachings of James and he rebukes Peter for "supporting" them.
Mar 22, 2013 at 9:33 comment added Mike @MatthewPK - do you have a link. I never heard of this writing. Not found here: earlychristianwritings.com. I like to read these sort of things directly rather than someone's opinion about someone.
Mar 21, 2013 at 18:31 comment added Matthew To what extent, then, are we to disregard (as Paul does) the teaching of Simon to the Corinthians? If Peter values the writings of apostles equally as "scripture" rather than just those of Paul then how are we to understand them as "God Breathed" compared those the writings of Simon to the Corinthians (not canonized)?
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