For whoever keeps the whole Law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. James 2:10 The passage quoted above is often used by Protestants as the starting point from which they present their understanding of “the gospel.” They will reason that, because even minuscule violations of divine Law are no different from serious violations, such that a white lie has the same gravity as murder in God’s eyes, this is why Christ had to vicariously fulfill the Law on our behalf. Protestants allege that Jesus “lived the perfect life we couldn’t,” so that His alien righteousness could be imputed to us through faith alone, i.e. counted as if it was really ours even though it’s not. Effectively, Protestants use James 2:10 to show that keeping the Law of God is impossible, and the reality that we become guilty of the whole Law by violating even part of it serves
St. James and Justification by the Law
St. James and Justification by the Law
St. James and Justification by the Law
For whoever keeps the whole Law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. James 2:10 The passage quoted above is often used by Protestants as the starting point from which they present their understanding of “the gospel.” They will reason that, because even minuscule violations of divine Law are no different from serious violations, such that a white lie has the same gravity as murder in God’s eyes, this is why Christ had to vicariously fulfill the Law on our behalf. Protestants allege that Jesus “lived the perfect life we couldn’t,” so that His alien righteousness could be imputed to us through faith alone, i.e. counted as if it was really ours even though it’s not. Effectively, Protestants use James 2:10 to show that keeping the Law of God is impossible, and the reality that we become guilty of the whole Law by violating even part of it serves