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English translation: is not implying that faith is the basis of salvation, even if that faith is genuine

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English term or phrase:	even
Selected answer:	is not implying that faith is the basis of salvation, even if that faith is genuine
Entered by:	Charles Davis

10:53 May 16, 2017

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Art/Literary - Religion / Comments to the letter of James

English term or phrase: even

2:14 What good . . . ? The form of the question indicates that a negative answer (i.e., “no good”) is expected. The Greek particle mē at the beginning of the next question (Can that faith save him?) shows that James again expects a negative answer. If someone says he has faith but lacks the resulting evidential works, one must doubt that he has been saved. James is not implying that ***even*** genuine faith is the basis of salvation; rather, it is the means and instrument by which one is saved (see Eph. 2:8–9).

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is not implying that faith is the basis of salvation, even if that faith is genuine

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However genuine faith may be, it does not save you on its own. It is only the basis of salvation and must result in works.

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Note added at 13 mins (2017-05-16 11:06:17 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have said that it is the means of salvation, not the basis of salvation. According to the author, James is not implying that faith is the basis of salvation.

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-05-16 12:21:48 GMT)
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So in Spanish perhaps you might say "la fe, aunque sea genuina" or "la fe, por (muy) genuina que sea".

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