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>>You left out something:

>>If you actually do the study, you would see what was actually taught, and what you read and came to a conclusion of, would be from the Bible, and the Bible alone, backed up by the Bible alone.

O My Gosh! Biblically-based teachings! How novel! Why, Gee, I never saw somebody quote the scripture in a bible study before!!!

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Yeah, precisely... you get a preliminary sentence to make you think in terms of an issue, then you read a selected passage. Naturally, you come to a given conclusion which was suggested by the passage.

Suppose I were to say:

What is it which causes one to be saved? James 2:14-17 says it is: __________________________________

The person who did that excercise would have a 100% biblical answer that would not exactly lead him to the protestant doctrine of sola fidelis.

"The person who did that excercise would have a 100% biblical answer that would not exactly lead him to the protestant doctrine of sola fidelis. "

Since this passage has nothing to do with Salvation, you would be correct. It has to do with showing fruit of Salvation, not how to get salvation.

(James 2:14 KJV) What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

(James 2:15 KJV) If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

(James 2:16 KJV) And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

(James 2:17 KJV) Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.