ACTS 15:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.”
No, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are — Peter's conclusion asserts salvation-by-grace (dia tēs charitos tou kyriou) for all believers equally, without distinction between Jewish and gentile believers. The parallel formulation (just as they are) reiterates radical equality.
Church Fathers on Acts 15:11
which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear. But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus we shall be saved, even as they. Acts 15:11 How full of power these words! The same that Paul says at large in the Epistle to the Romans, the same says Peter here. For if Abraham, says (Paul), was justified by works, he has whereof to glory, but not before God. Romans 4:2 Do you perceive that all this is more a lesson for them than apology for the Gentiles? However, if…
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