[James 2:14 KJV] "What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?" ********* James isn't talking about salvation unto eternal life here, but rather deliverance.
[Genesis 15:5 KJV] "And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be."
[Genesis 15:6 KJV] "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." ********** Abraham was justified by faith, by believing God, not by any works, not by covenant.
[Genesis 17:1 KJV] "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect."
[Genesis 17:2 KJV] "And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."
[Genesis 17:4 KJV] "As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations."
[Genesis 17:9 KJV] "And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations."
[Genesis 17:10 KJV] "This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised."
[Genesis 17:11 KJV] "And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you." ********* God made covenant between himself and Abraham. Under covenant Abraham now had to be obedient to keep the covenant. Now for Abraham to be the father of many nations, Abraham had to keep the covenant.
[Genesis 22:2 KJV] "And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."
[Genesis 22:16 KJV] "And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:"
[Genesis 22:17 KJV] "That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;"
[Genesis 22:18 KJV] "And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice." ********* Under their covenantal relationship, God blessed Abraham as a result of his obedience.
[James 2:21 KJV] "Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?"
[James 2:22 KJV] "Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?"
[James 2:23 KJV] "And 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."
[James 2:24 KJV] "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only." ********* Abraham was justified unto eternal life by believing God. Abraham was justified by works when he obeyed God and was willing to offer up Isaac.
There is more than one meaning to justification; look at Psalm 51:4 where God is declared to be righteous in his judgment. There is justification unto eternal life as when Abraham by faith, believed God (Genesis 15:6). There is justification in being righteous as when Abraham was justified by works (Genesis 22:2 James 2:21).
Abraham's faith was made perfect/complete by his work of obedience. The scripture that said Abraham believed God was fulfilled by his believing God in offering up Isaac
[Genesis 15:5 KJV] "And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be."
[Genesis 15:6 KJV] "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." ********** Abraham was justified by faith, by believing God, not by any works, not by covenant.
[Genesis 17:1 KJV] "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect."
[Genesis 17:2 KJV] "And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."
[Genesis 17:4 KJV] "As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations."
[Genesis 17:9 KJV] "And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations."
[Genesis 17:10 KJV] "This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised."
[Genesis 17:11 KJV] "And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you." ********* God made covenant between himself and Abraham. Under covenant Abraham now had to be obedient to keep the covenant. Now for Abraham to be the father of many nations, Abraham had to keep the covenant.
[Genesis 22:2 KJV] "And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."
[Genesis 22:16 KJV] "And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:"
[Genesis 22:17 KJV] "That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;"
[Genesis 22:18 KJV] "And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice." ********* Under their covenantal relationship, God blessed Abraham as a result of his obedience.
[James 2:21 KJV] "Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?"
[James 2:22 KJV] "Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?"
[James 2:23 KJV] "And 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."
[James 2:24 KJV] "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only." ********* Abraham was justified unto eternal life by believing God. Abraham was justified by works when he obeyed God and was willing to offer up Isaac.
There is more than one meaning to justification; look at Psalm 51:4 where God is declared to be righteous in his judgment. There is justification unto eternal life as when Abraham by faith, believed God (Genesis 15:6). There is justification in being righteous as when Abraham was justified by works (Genesis 22:2 James 2:21).
Abraham's faith was made perfect/complete by his work of obedience. The scripture that said Abraham believed God was fulfilled by his believing God in offering up Isaac
