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EARLY FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST AND 1.1 The Word “Christians” Were Unknown To Jesus 1.2 Diversity In the Early Followers of Jesus 1.3 The Nazarenes Versus the Pauline Christianity 1.4 St. James, the Head of the Nazarenes 1.6 The Origin of the Word Nazarene 1.8 The Early Church, The Church of the Circumcision 1.9 Salvation Is Through Faith & By Obeying God’s Law 1.10 Obey the Scribes or Teachers of the Law 1.11 Jesus Instruct His Followers to Offer “the Gift that Moses Commanded” 1.13 Jesus: Those Who Do Not Follow The Law Are Hypocrites 1.14 St. James: Faith Without Good Works Is Useless And Cannot Save Anyone 1.16 Paul, The Real Founder of Christianity 1.18 Paul and His Pauline Churches Changed Jesus Into God 1.19 Paul’s Life: Examining His Contradictory Testimonies
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1.9 Salvation is Through Faith and By Obeying God’s Law
For Jesus and the Nazarene Community, to achieve Salvation or Eternal life, one must have faith in Allah The Almighty and follow the Law of God (al-Shari‘ah) or by doing good works (‘Amal Salih). It is contrary that Salvation can be obtained only by faith, leaving aside the practical obedience to God’s Commandments or Laws. Jesus himself states that: “You can receive eternal life if you keep the commandments.” (Matthew 19:17, NLT) Jesus says in the book according to Matthew: “So if you break the smallest commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s Law and teaches them will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven.” (5:19, NLT) Jesus commitment to uphold the Law of Moses and the Prophets is again expressed in the book of Luke, where he said: “It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail” (16:17, GI)
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