It's interesting that books like James, which speaks volumes about justification through works, which is the opposite of what Paul taught to the Body of Christ, James specifically states that his letter is to the 12 tribes of Israel, NOT the Church. Paul was the one and ONLY apostle to the Gentiles, not Peter, not James, and not John. For anyone would would doubt that Israel is bound by the same grace as the Church, only need read what is said in scripture to see the polar opposites of each other:
Romans 4:2, 6
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God. ...
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
James 1:1, 2:17-18, 20-22, 24
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. ...
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? ...
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Anyone who would claim to not see the dichotomy differences between what was required of Israel versus what Paul, the apostle to the Gentile body of Christ, they have made themselves prone to willful blindness. Paul clearly taught that we are not justified by works, but James taught the Hebrews that THEY are justified by works.
Many have tried to twist and warp this into fitting their preconceived notions to try and harmonize Paul and James, and it simply cannot be done!
In the tribulation, which is for Israel, in order to beat them to a pulp before they finally confess their sin in having pierced the Lord, and weeping bitterly over it in repentance, it serves no purpose for the Church to be appointed unto wrath, which Paul said is NOT for the Church.
But, hey, those who want to stay here and have to convert to Judaism to be saved under the gospel of the Kingdom, go for it. Then you will see what you're REALLY made of, which I suspect most will scream like little girls when the pains from the wrath of the Lamb are poured out, starting with the four horsemen under whom one fourth of the world's population will perish, and then into the trumpets, after the sixth of which another 2 Billion+ will perish, all the tough guys will be wishing they had rightly divided the word of truth when they had a chance.
When you rightly divide the word of truth, you don't get truth and falsehoods, for there is no falsehood within truth. What you get is two sets of truths, the combining of which only causes you problems given that they simply do not mix because they were never intended to be mixed.
MM
