New Testament Contradiction vis à vis the Jewish Patriarch Abraham
Abraham was “justified by works”
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? (James 2:21)
Abraham was “not justified by works”
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. (Romans 4:2)
note: New Living Translation (© 2007)
If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way. (Romans 4:2)
