(April 25, 2012 at 2:17 am)FallentoReason Wrote: But now you know that I was a reborn Christian, so if you were to say from now on that I didn't know how to do it or I wasn't doing it right then I think that falls under the No True Scotsman fallacy because you're excluding me from 'true Christians'.Again you do not understand the fallacy. The fallacy points to not having a structure that defines a Scotsman.
Christianity have a very narrow structure that defines a follower of Christ. Christ Himself points out that just because you label yourself a christian or follower, does not make you one. Even if you do great works. If you still wish to default to the no true scotsman in this arguement take it up with Christ.
Quote:James 2:17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.Indeed but what Christ and James are saying is; it is not works in of themselves. It is the Faith that manifests through works. When you have the faith required then you can not help yourself from doing these works. Not the other way around. In that you do works and you are rewarded from them. That is a muslim principle.
Apparently to show you have faith you still need to do works.

