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Scripture Analysis

John 3:36

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One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

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Contradictions (2)

Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.

  • Is Salvation by faith alone?

    Paul stacks Romans 3:28, Romans 4:13, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:11-12, and Ephesians 2:8-9 to insist humans are justified by faith apart from works of the law. Then Matthew 19:17 ("keep the commandments"), Matthew 25:31-46 (sheep and goats judged on what they did), Romans 2:6 and 2:13 (Paul himself!), James 2:14-26 ("faith without works is dead"), and Revelation 20:12-13 (judged according to works) all push the opposite direction.

    Critical scholarship: Genuinely disputed among scholars.

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  • How are people judged by God?

    The New Testament offers two incompatible criteria for divine judgment. Matthew 12:37, Luke 10:26-28, and John 5:29 anchor judgment in works — words, deeds, and obedience to the Torah's love command.

    Critical scholarship: Genuinely disputed among scholars.

    Theology

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