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James 2:18–20 · BSB
2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
2:19 You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
2:20 O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
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Today we are going to be in the book of James,James chapter 2, to be exact. So if you have your Bibles, you could turn there. I like reading from the New King James Version. It's just the version I grew up…
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…one who pays. It's the one who pays. The one who matters, who's more significant, is the one who absorbed the cost. Which is why James would say inJames chapter 2, suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, Go in peace, keep warm and well fed. Modern day…
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…way, I don't mean that as disrespect to her. [SPEAKER_00]: Okay, I mean that as respect to all of us as soldiers of God, James chapter 2 verse 18James chapter 218, but a man, that means a person, a man may say, you have faith and I have works. [SPEAKER_00]: Show me your faith without your works and I will…
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…the vulnerable is just an empty show. What about our faith? Is our faith in God genuine? Well, listen to James, the brother of the Lord Jesus. InJames chapter 2, he says, What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is…
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…to that later. Sorry. James, uh, James 2.17 also tells us that faith, even so, faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone. Okay, if you readJames chapter 2, it's talking about if you see a brother or sister, you've got but the but the other side of this is if your faith doesn't have works, it's dead.…
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…And so that is what James is addressing in his letter. And so this morning, as we open up, James, would you stand as we read the word together?James chapter 2, beginning in verse 14 through 26, and it'll also be on the screens, says, What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not…
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…He says that it produces a good work within us. He said it produces in us steadfastness, it produces within us uh a continued love for the Lord.James chapter 2. I'm sorry, James chapter 1, starting in verse 2. Count it a joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing…
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…seek him. Brethren, there are rewards that God wants to give out, and it's based on our actions by faith. Let me show you two scriptures. Look atJames chapter 2and 1 Corinthians chapter 3. We'll get back to Hebrews chapter 11 in just a minute. James chapter 2 and Hebrews 3. Now, sometimes scriptures, you…
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Romans chapter 4. And uh I want to I want to show you a few scriptures here. Would you also pick up Romans 4 andJames chapter 2? Let's go to work this morning, and let me show you something about our father that uh maybe about the first three or four or five scriptures…
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…and over and it says for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified And now I'm going to read to you from Romans 3 while I do that. Go toJames chapter 2and Romans 3 says to declare I say at this time his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of him which will leave it in Jesus.…
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…cost. To do that which is required and to give up and sacrifice that which is required of them as those with faith. Rahab is actually mentioned inJames chapter 2, at the end of James chapter 2. And if you think about James chapter 2, what is it talking about? It's talking about faith and works. So what do we…
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…stands on the other side of that line, short of the glory of God. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. James makes this point inJames chapter 2, where he's addressing the churches in his day that were giving preference to the powerful and the rich. And James says, you don't look at this as…
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…just that simple. And Paul even told the Corinthians, he said, I fear, lest ye be led away from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. Now, inJames chapter 2and verse 19. James chapter 2, verse 19. The man who was the minister of the Jerusalem church, he said, Thou believest that there is one God. He…
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…that obedience. Because what James says is if your faith never leads to obedience, it's dead. And he uses Rahab as an example. Turn very quickly.James chapter 2. At some point, obedience to him has to lead you to walk in faith. It has to lead to works of obedience. James chapter 2, starting in verse 18.…
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…it, it was strengthened and increased all the more. His faith in this was obedient faith to the command of God. And it was accompanied by works asJames chapter 2speaks of them. Meaning faith and works always present together. So we know in this text that God commands Abraham to offer up Isaac. And what does…
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…so wicked. They're the ones with all the problems in the world bringing all the sin here. You see? We justify ourselves We minimize our own sin NowJames chapter 2tells us this in verse 8 if you really fulfill the law according to the scripture You shall love your neighbor as yourself You do well, but if you…
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…faith in Jesus demonstrated by obedience. Faith in Jesus demonstrated by obedience. James, the half-brother of Jesus, says it this way. He says inJames chapter 2, faith without works is dead. And so if you have a need that no amount of credit card, no amount of income, no doctor can fix, no counselor can fix…
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…Subscribe to hear a new episode every week. Thanks for joining us. All righty, we're going to jump into our talk now. If you have your Bibles,James, chapter 2 verses 14 through 26is where we're going to be. So I like to say something about myself. I think it's quite honest. I like to say that one of my biggest problems that…
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…though. Because it communicates thoughtful, intentional care for their needs. This point reminds me of the illustration that James employs inJames chapter 2. What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing…
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…that is about the friend of Abraham. It's a section of the book of Genesis that helps us to know our God. You think about the words of James inJames chapter 2, Abraham was called the friend of God. But God was also the friend of Abraham. And so it's a passage, yes, where we'll interact with Abraham and…
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