I dont get it. Isnt the whole Jesus shit that we have to act good?
Alto@kbin.social 10 months ago
For a certain portion, it's because some have become outright theocratic accelerationists. They actively want the situation to get worse, because that means Jesus comes back!
electrogamerman@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Alto@kbin.social 10 months ago
That implies that any of them have ever actually read the bible
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Depends on what part of the texts you read. Gnostics it is by understanding secret knowledge, Paul it is much more by just having the correct faith, James is the act good guy. Worth noting that the likelihood is when James was arguing for works he was arguing for following the rules of Moses i.e. kosher and circumcision not exactly running a charity program. Keep in mind we only know James by his apologists decades later long after the Moses rules vanished that and Paul. And Paul hints James was really concerned about those ancient Jewish laws.
letsgo@lemm.ee 10 months ago
However James 2:14-26 argues those deeds are the result of saving faith, not the cause of salvation itself. Saving faith produces deeds, therefore faith without deeds isn’t the right kind.
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 months ago
James didn’t write it.
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 10 months ago
I believe they’re called Dominionists. These are the people that want a major war in Israel because it means Jesus is coming back.