This is sort of a theological treatise, and the main point of the treatise is: you're not justified by works of law, by any works no matter which law, you're justified by grace through faith alone.

这是一篇神学论文，论文的要点是：，你们不会因遵守律法称义，不会因遵守任何律法称义，只能通过信仰才能称义。

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they're operating on different definitions of works and faith, and that's a very good point.

他们对行为和信仰的定义不同，这是非常好的论点。

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But faith means that ACTS of resistance -for true spirituality is always about resistance -are never meaningless, although all tangible signs may point toward failure and defeat.

但信仰意味着反抗的行动——因为真正的精神总是反抗- - -它们从来都不是没有意义的，尽管所有的有形标志可能都指向失败和被击溃。

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God has promised at this point, however, not to destroy all humankind again, So he experiments with a single individual of faith.

但是上帝却在这时保证，再也不摧毁全人类，因此他检验了个人信仰。

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