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Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

James 2 as the key battleground in the faith-alone vs. faith-plus-works debate

Introduction to the video topic

James 2 James 2 justification by faith alone sola fide
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

Catholic counter using James 2:21 — Abraham justified by works when he offered Isaac

Continuing the back-and-forth debate structure

James 2:21 Abraham Isaac faith vs. works
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

James 2:26 — 'faith apart from works is dead' — the body/spirit analogy shows two kinds of faith, not faith vs. works for salvation

Verse-by-verse analysis of James 2:26

James 2:26 dead faith living faith James 2:26
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Philippians 3:4-9 — Paul counts his pre-conversion Jewish credentials as 'rubbish' compared to knowing Christ

Mike reads Philippians 3 as a direct biblical answer to Ben's argument

Philippians 3:4-9 Paul righteousness Philippians 3:4-9
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Mike's anti-Calvinist argument: faith is not a work regardless of its source; the Calvinist objection tries to smuggle faith into the "works" category

Mike's response to the Calvinist framing of faith as a "good work" that requires prior regeneration

Galatians 2 Romans 11:6 Genesis 15:6 Galatians 2 Abraham Romans 11:6
Mike Winger idea 2021-06-04

Faith vs. Works Contradiction?: I’m confused on two verses, Romans 4:3 and James 2: 21. I don’t believe the Bible has any contradictions, can you please clear up my confusion on this?

Q&A question: Faith vs. Works Contradiction?

James James 2 Romans 4 James James 2 Romans 4