Question 32
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2024
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CHRISTIAN_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES
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objective
A believer asserts that justification is by faith alone (sola fide) yet also claims that good works are necessary for salvation. Identify the logical inconsistency in this position and, using James 2:24 and Ephesians 2:8‑9, propose a reconciliatory interpretation that integrates both passages.
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Correct Answer
A.
The position is inconsistent because it simultaneously demands faith alone for justification and also requires works for salvation, which are contradictory. A reconciliatory view is that justification is by faith alone (Eph 2:8‑9) and that good works are the necessary evidence of that genuine faith (James 2:24), so works do not earn salvation but demonstrate it.
B.
The position is inconsistent because it claims justification by faith alone but also says works are necessary, which contradicts both James 2:24 and Ephesians 2:8‑9; a reconciliatory view would be that works alone save, and faith is merely supportive.
C.
The error is assuming that faith and works operate in separate realms; the correct integration is that works are the cause of salvation and faith is the result, as implied by James 2:24 and Eph 2:8‑9).
D.
The inconsistency lies in treating faith and works as mutually exclusive; a proper synthesis is that justification is earned by works (James 2:24) while faith is a secondary benefit (Eph 2:8‑9).
Correct Answer
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Correct Option:
The position is inconsistent because it simultaneously demands faith alone for justification and also requires works for salvation, which are contradictory. A reconciliatory view is that justification is by faith alone (Eph 2:8‑9) and that good works are the necessary evidence of that genuine faith (James 2:24), so works do not earn salvation but demonstrate it.
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