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I disagree with the faith alone writing by Paul.

Jesus said the we will recognize the false disciples by their fruits Matthew 7:13-20.

James got it right when he said this even though people love to quote Ephesians 2:8-9.

James 2:14-19

14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”

Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

It isn't just faith but works that we carry out because of our faith. Paul got that wrong. Paul got many things wrong. He actually went against the teachings of Jesus on several occasions.

Acts 15:19-21 versus Mark 7:14-16, Mark 7:19, Matthew 15:11 and Matthew 15:17-20.

1 Timothy 3 versus Matthew 23:8

1 Timothy 5 versus Matthew 25:34-36, Luke 11:41 and pretty much everything Jesus taught and commanded.

Even though Paul did get some things right, Paul was the beginning of the deviation from the true teachings of Jesus in Christianity. Then, it was schism after schism after schism as men decided what they liked in the Bible and what they didn't like and refused to teach.

Of course, Jesus taught what was from God in the Hebrew scriptures, the OT, and what was not from God but from men. I already wrote what Jesus said about food prohibitions but I will say that food prohibitions also go against God's covenant with Noah in Genesis 9:3.

Jesus also spoke against physical circumcision, John 7:22.

John 7:22 "Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath."

He was explaining that circumcision of the heart was what is important, Deuteronomy 10:16-19, Deuteronomy 30:6.

Then, Jesus spoke against offering and sacrifices Mark 12:33. This is also in Isaiah 1:11 and 1 Samuel 15:22.

Leviticus says that it was given to Moses by God but it wasn't. It was from men because all of these things are in Leviticus. Hateful people who believe that they are Christians love to use Leviticus as a tool to hate others. Yet, they completely ignore the teachings and commands of Jesus. This is what really needs to be brought to light. The truth is what Jesus spoke, not the things that Jesus spoke against. No, the Bible isn't the inerrant word of God. Jesus said so. True Christians need to point this out.

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Diana Montgomery she/her/ally/Christian
Diana Montgomery she/her/ally/Christian

Written by Diana Montgomery she/her/ally/Christian

I hope to always speak truth and to be helpful to anyone reading my writings.

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