Faith vs. Works

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Insert introduction and link to “Costly Grace” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Verses that address salvation argument:

Pro “faith only”:

1 Peter 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Pro “[works required too]”:

Matthew 3:10, 21:43

3 ¹⁰ … therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

21 ⁴³Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

Luke 3:9

3 ⁹ And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Colossians 1:9-10

1 ⁹For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

1 ¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Galatians 5:19-21

5 ¹⁹Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

5 ²⁰Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

5 ²¹Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

James 2:14-26

2 ¹⁴What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

2 ¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

2 ¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

2 ¹⁷Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

2 ¹⁸Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

2 ¹⁹Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

2 ²⁰But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

2 ²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

2 ²²Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

2 ²³And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

2 ²⁴Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

2 ²⁵Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

2 ²⁶For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

1 Peter 4:19

4 ¹⁹ Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.