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   Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:30:28 -0500   
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   Watchtower Heretic James  wrote:   
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   >> You preach a FALSE, ACCURSED   
   >> gospel that seeks to add human works and merit, which Paul anathematized   
   >> in Galatians (1:8-9, etc.).   
   > The disciple James said:   
   >   
   > -- New King James   
   > James 2:17  Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is   
   > dead.   
   >   
   > So do you have a 'dead faith'?   
      
      
   "Justification" can mean to make, declare, or show to be righteous. Paul   
   explains how to be made and declared righteous by God. God ONLY   
   *declares men righteous* on the basis of faith, apart from their works   
   (Galatians; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4). James, on the other hand, speaks   
   about justification in the sense of *showing* yourself to be righteous   
   to men. He plainly states show me your faith without works and I'll show   
   you my faith by my works. Works are the EVIDENCE that you already have   
   saving faith.   
      
   By trying to confuse the evidence of salvation toward men (good works)   
   with a term for being declared right by God, you PROVE you are promoting   
   a FALSE gospel which is "accursed" (Galatians 1:8-9).   
      
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   Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (†), and God   
   raised Him from the dead?   
      
   That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death   
   penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death   
   satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John   
   2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your   
   sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.   
      
   On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on   
   the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name   
   of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).   
      
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