Luther pls go
>the church understands that Muslims are talking about the same God as them
Of course they worship the same god, they just understand Him wildly differently and very incorrectly. Hence the interest in correcting them.
>this is heresy
How?
>literally "it looks spooky so its bad"
We're dealing with a new guy here but fair enough.
>James' words...
James words are:
"You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone."
This an complete rejection of faith alone for justification.
>Paul's words
Are specifically about first century Judaizers and he's distancing himself from "works of the law" i.e. Jewish law. Hence why he speaks about not needing circumcision within the same topic in Romans. It is incorrect to think James and Paul are talking about the same thing.
>The canon of the bible is so by divine inspiration alone.
We understand the canon authoritatively due to church authority that you ultimately rest on despite your rejection of it.
And yes, all the authority of the scriptures to the church come from God.
>(since it proves scripture by the church, and then proves the church by scripture)
No, this is incorrect. The authority of the church comes from God but is rationally defended by the historic evidence and claims of the passing down of authority. This authority declares whether sometimes is inspired authoritatively.
>atheistic (since it exalts human ability over divine revelation)
what?
