The Bible everywhere
contrasts faith and works so that if one attempts to accomplish something by faith, it can not be said to have been done by works, and vice versa.
Besides, Paul pretty clearly
contrasts faith and works in Romans 4:5.
Unlike the theological controversies of past generations, these two passages serve not to
contrast faith and works but to define and order...
Not exact matches
This has resulted in a way of understanding Christian
faith that maximizes the «forensic» rather than the actual impact of grace
and tends to
contrast faith and reason,
faith and works,
and so on.
When we allow the clear
contrast between
faith and works to stand, Paul's points is clearly seen.
Only 57 percent of the professionals, in
contrast with 76 percent of the donors, agreed with the statement: «When Christian agencies distribute emergency food, medicine,
and other assistance, they should also
work actively to spread the gospel
and convert people to Christian
faith.»
On page 151 McGrath captures this key
contrast, «As I have made clear throughout this
work I have found that the Christian
faith offers a persuasive
and deeply satisfying enrichment of a scientific engagement with reality... [but] my position can be criticised on perfectly reasonable grounds.»
For the PP, in
contrast, the God - church - world paradigm is the only one,
and Faith and Order therefore takes precedence over Life and Work in somewhat the same way that faith takes precedence over works in Reformation teac
Faith and Order therefore takes precedence over Life
and Work in somewhat the same way that
faith takes precedence over works in Reformation teac
faith takes precedence over
works in Reformation teaching.
This is the essence of the
contrast between
faith and works (Romans 3:28; 9:32).
The community is one which has heard of Paul's preaching of
faith as
contrasted with
works,
and doubtless it has learned that Paul appealed to Genesis 15:6, the example of Abraham (2:23; cf. Gal.
The government's position on food banks was mired in confusion after it emerged that David Cameron had enthusiastically backed their
work at a Christian
faith group's Easter reception, in
contrast to biting criticism of the schemes made last week by Iain Duncan Smith's
work and pensions department.