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James 2:23 · BSB
2:23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
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…the question is, Shall I hide what I'm about to do? And Abraham had that closeness, intimacy with God. And that's why in the Bible, for example,James chapter 2, verse 23, Abraham is called a friend of God. He's a friend of God. And that closeness, that friendship, relationship exists because God chose to make a…
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…those things to heart. The glory of the new covenant, what Moses had as a rare privilege, Jesus actually hands to us an open standing offer. InJames chapter 2, verse 23, Abraham was called the friend of God. James the apostle is pointing this out, building the case. John 15, 15, Jesus the night before the cross…
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…a friend of God. That's quite the description. That's quite the compliment. We read about that in Isaiah chapter 41, verse 8. In the New Testament,James chapter 2, verse 23, refer to Abraham, the friend of God. So you get it. There's a lot we can learn from this man. His faith. His God, most of all. Let's dive in.…
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…talk about this for ages, but it turns out this guy called James talked about it in the New Testament. So I'm just going to read 10 verses fromJames 2 verse 18 to 26. That's 8 verses for those who do math better than I. All right, James 2 But someone will say you have faith and I have works. Show me your faith…
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…Rahab was an A Canaanite and it wasn't about good works because she was a prostitute. You can compare Abraham to Rahab. This is what James does inJames. 2 verses 21 to 25, and I encourage you to do this in your own quiet time if you ever need to lead a devotional, if you ever want a devotional activity to do in your…
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…seems to bring about salvation. So what is it? Do we have this free gift of salvation by God that is credited to us? Or is it, as James will say inJames chapter 2 verses 20 to 24, that it is faith and works that save? It is a controversy. The plot thickens. First, I think it is important before we just jump into it to say…
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…Leave and believe. Trust and obey. Worship the Lord as I learn his way. In the New Testament, Abram is held up as a wonderful example of faith. InJames 2:23it says Abraham believed God. It was credited to him as righteousness and he was called God's friend. So that's the story. Let's take a moment to…
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…the messengers and sent them out by another way? For as the body apart from the Spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. That'sJames chapter 2, verse 22 to 26. You see, Abraham believed God's promise and his words and did what God called him to do. Your faith produces righteous works, but apart from God,…
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…again as you find your seat, if you would open your Bibles to the book of James this morning, we're going to be in chapter 2 and verses 19 to 26.James 2, verses 19 to 26. Let me start by reading God's Word and then open us in a word of prayer and and then we'll get your expedition of the text and our application of…
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…chapter two, verse 23, it speaks of a fella named Abraham. Now, Abraham came in the Old Testament. And the Bible is actually going to say here inJames chapter 2, verse 23, that Abraham was called a friend of God. Now, how could Abraham be called a friend of God? Well, the Bible In James chapter 2, verse 23 tells us…
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…as in God credited to him right relationship with God. He entered into a relationship that was unlike any of us to the point where inJames chapter 2, verse 23, it says he was called a friend of God. That was a credit to him, as in it was credited to him. Nobody on earth had ever been called a friend of…
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…day to come. But before you ever even take the test to qualify, before you ever get into that testing, it first begins with a relationship. And inJames 2, verse 21 through 23, on the relationship of Abraham and God, it says that Abraham was called a friend of God. That relationship, the cost of the test reveals a…
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…Half of the members are not in that service because they are in the mission field, serving the charge on the go. The faith that is active. InJames, chapter 2, verse 23, verse 24, and we see above Abraham, he not only heard the word of God and the voice of God, but he believed and he was active, he was on the go,…
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…and you trust him for the results because God is faithful he's faithful and lastly God is a saving friend it's the best part God's a saving friendJames chapter 2 verse 23when he talks about this passage he says and the scripture was fulfilled that says Abraham Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as…
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Okay, guys,James chapter 2 verse 21 to 25. James chapter 2 verse 21 to 25. James chapter 2 verse 21 to 25. Couple of quick announcements. One, this Tuesday, Encounter will be the hub that…
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…we can learn something from their life. Abram indeed will go on to be known as the friend of God, as he's called in James, uh in the New Testament,James chapter 2, verse 23. Lot will have a rather tragic life story, and we'll find that out pretty soon here. But even with Lot, we learn that God is gracious in his life,…
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…a little bit about what Abraham was doing here. He just started working. He got after it. He commenced to working. And so look at what it says inJames chapter 2, verse 21 through 24. It says, Was not Abraham our father justified? Listen, by works, when he offered Isaac his son on the altar, did you see that faith was working…
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…point we have. You can jump right into your outline. Abraham was God's companion. And Scripture confirms that to be true. If you look in Scripture,James chapter 2, verse 23says, and the scripture was fulfilled, which says, Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. And he was called the…
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…out to you to say, Will you be my friend? I want to look for a second at the doorway to that friendship. How does the friendship grow? Go toJames chapter 2, verse 23. See, I can hear the pages flipping, but I can't hear the iPad flipping. Like I can't hear it. And the scripture was fulfilled that says Abraham…
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