Is it Time to Put "Justification by Faith" to Rest?

Our Thesis is stated here:

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The book of James gives us a Biblical doctrine of "Justification by Works." Luther called the book of James "an epistle of straw." Luther's doctrine of "Justification by Faith" was threatened in some way by James' doctrine of "Justification by Works."

If your doctrine is threatened by the Bible, that does not bode well for your doctrine.

Luther was not so bad that a caricature is justified:

Six Points On Luther's "Epistle of Straw"

And it's easy to get lost in the fine points of detailed hair-splitting theological debate.

So if we can avoid those two extremes, the point of this blog-argument is that too many Christians ignore Biblical works and rest on a false "faith." If Luther could travel through time to our day, I think he would agree.

Let's look first at Luther's famous "95 Theses," and then we'll get into some detail on this new idea of "Justification by Allegiance."

As you read each one of Luther's Theses, ask yourself if these Theses in general and this Thesis in particular is the answer to today's bleary Christendom. I don't think so. Please leave a comment on each of Luther's Theses.