"Right T O then, why don't you and whereu put your money where your mouth is (so to speak) and put up all these said contradictory verses."
Many (if not most) agree that salvation is at least one of the key messages (if not the key message) of the bible. So there should be no contradictions in the messages about salvation.
But.
Highlights are mine.
Paul makes it clear, citing the OT story of Abraham to support a position that we are justified by faith alone.
Romans 4 (NIV) 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.
13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
James used the same story to support a position that faith and works are required to be justified.
James 2:21-24 New International Version (NIV) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[a] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
Clearly Paul and James did not agree on what is required for salvation and contradicted each other.
