Contradiction claim
Is a person justified by faith apart from works, or by works?
Romans 3:28 concludes that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. James 2:24 states that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. The two sentences use the same three key terms and reach opposite-sounding conclusions.
Semantic ambiguityReviewedSeverity: highClassification confidence: moderate
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How to read this record
This record states that a conflict has been claimed. The classification is CodexTrace’s editorial assessment of what kind of question this is, not a verdict on whether the passages can be read together. Primary text comes first; interpretation and analysis follow it. Methodology
Passages side by side
TextThe primary text, as seeded. Nothing here is summarised or paraphrased.
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Why they appear to conflict
AnalysisEach side states a proposition attributable to its passages. A claim is not assumed to have exactly two sides.
Romans
A person is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Romans 3:28