Paul tells us that we will only live if we put to death the deeds of the body by the Spirit (Rom. Romans 7 describes the awful state of those who would seek to do good works in their own strength by rules, commands, or the Law. Let's be clear that good works are only done by the Spirit of God. Future-tense salvation is not by faith alone. When we begin speaking in the future tense of judgment, eternal life, and entering the kingdom of heaven, there we find Paul agreeing with James. Salvation is only by faith alone if we are speaking in the past tense of our forgiveness from sins, and our entrance into Christ. Thus we find that Paul completely agrees with James. You will find Paul absolutely consistent in this respect. We could go on, but those are good, clear verses. Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.
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It's an interesting attempt to reconcile these passages, but it really doesn't do them full service. That's a way of saying that faith alone saves us, but faith will produce works.
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A favorite of evangelicals is to say, "We are saved by faith alone but not by faith that is alone." Numerous attempts have been made to reconcile "not by faith alone" with our salvation by faith alone.
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