Why do Christians claim that salvation comes by faith, when both James and the OT Prophets said something quite the opposite of that?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

James said salvation/justification comes by good works.

Ezekiel said something similar, and even said that if you failed to produce good works or turned away from good works and do evil, then you die in your sins (and presumably go to Hell).

Jesus himself said, "Not everyone who says unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but (rather) he who DOETH (present progressive) the Will of the Father."

So Jesus had a works based salvation doctrine, not a faith-based doctrine.

Paul's claim that Jesus somehow did away with the Law (contrary to other biblical authors and speakers,) and works-based salvation is a complete LIE which certainly is one of the biggest reasons Jewish rabbis whole-heartedly reject both Paul and Christianity in general.

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A person who does good things is good, and a person who does evil actions is evil. Christians want it both ways, because they claim you can be EVIL, but still be "saved" just because you claim to be saved.

It's complete hypocrisy, and ironically, one of the sins Jesus actually opposed most is in fact... hypocrisy.

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Also, regarding Santa clause and the Easter Bunny and Toothe Fairy nonsense.

Read Revelation, if you call yourself a Christian, because a supposed quote of JESUS states that, "All Liars have their part in the Lake of Fire."

not "some liars," ALL liars go to Hell, including YOU if you lie to your child and tell them santa claus or the Easter bunny or the tooth fairy delivers gifts to them.

[Darklydarkened]

Christianity is based on salvationism. The entire selling point of it is that, if you have faith and live by Jesus' law, you're one of this children, and will be saved

You should understand that, Christianity became popular, because of the socio economical struggles pagan world was facing and it literally went on a full gallop, when it managed to become the main religion of Rome itself.

Not to mention that, the basis of what Orthodox christianity should be, is literally decided in the Nicean Council, in modern day Turkey.

They kinda decided what's the tenets of the religion are, in a highly pagan culture, with extremely established cultural and institutional norms, half a world away from the place and culture christianity is even born

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Pauline Doctrine claims that Jesus somehow did away with the Law, but that is a lie and a contradiction of many other authors of the Bible, and it's a contradiction of the Copernincan Principle in science. Any true "Law" is a principle which does not and cannot change ever.

In Psalm 119, there is a verse which states, "The Law of the LORD is Perfect, Enduring Forever..."

So Paul claiming that the Law was going to "vanish away" is literally a bald faced LIE.

Once I've now proven Paul as a bald faced LIAR, I have now shown that the Nicean Creed is false for "canonizing" Paul.

[Darklydarkened]

Problem is, there's absolutely nothing canonical about christianity before Paul

Hell, even New Testiment is post-paul

[strateguy632]

Those same rabbis say jeremia is a good book revealing the hypocrisy of jewish rabbis.

Jeremia said a different covenant "in the heart".

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Jeremiah didn't tell you to worship a dead man, though.

[BCRanger10]

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