Why does 'judgment according to deeds' produce no discernible theological tension for Paul, the apostle of justification by faith? For students of his writings,

Is salvation a gift of God's grace or something God's followers must earn by good works? How do we reconcile the two emphases that salvation is a bestowal of Go

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This book is novel in its questioning of the adequacy of interpreting Paul from the perspective of the Reformation and in its application of sociological method

Much has been written of late about what the apostle Paul really meant when he spoke of justification by faith, not the works of the law. This short study by St