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We cannot hope to fully explain the Apostle James teaching on the 2 sides of the same coin (born-again heart)...... 
Getting into the "Secrets of the Vine" (Ivan)
Salvation & works
Thanks LBS, do you want to contribute and form your own conclusion,if any? eom. (Ivan)
Responding
Hi Truelight, Do me a favour first
Recap
Please reconsider (Ivan)
not exactly agree (Royston Ong)
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re faith and works of obedience with an equation. Like I said the resulting or subsequent works of obedience is a demonstration of the reality of our righteousness in Christ.
Apostle James put it in Js 2:24, "You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." And hence the equation is being derived. I think we are close in our understanding except we express it differently through our(TL/Ivan) equation and your flow-chart. Just feel comfortable with your flow-chart if it helps you to understand better and in your teaching that a life of obedience is paramount to the salvation process. Because of Jesus,
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if you say :"Like I said the resulting or subsequent works of obedience is a ..." by Royston Ong, 2001, Nov 12
We need to explain the equation by Ivan, 2001, Nov 13
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