Study5A... It is fruitless for us to say that we have faith if our faith is not demonstrated by good works..said by a man of God Francis Dixon
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Study 5A... FAITH THAT DOESN’’T WORK IS DEAD!
THE LETTER OF JAMES
Scripture Portion: James 2:14-26
It is fruitless for us to say that we have faith if our faith is not demonstrated by good works. This is what James is saying in James 2:14-17, 20, 26. Our faith must work, otherwise we have no right to say that we have faith. Martin Luther was very concerned about the Letter of James, and even called it ‘‘an epistle of straw’’. Undoubtedly one reason was that he felt it contained no exposition of the gospel, and seemed to contradict Paul by making out that salvation is not by faith but by works. At first sight James does seem to contradict Paul; for example, compare what Paul says in Romans 4:1-5 and what James says in James 2:21-24. How do we reconcile these, when one says we are saved and justified by faith apart from works, and the other says that “a person is justified by what he does”? There is no contradiction here, as we consider this:-
1 . Faith in Christ as personal Saviour is essential to salvation .
Why faith in Christ? Because He is the only Saviour (Isaiah 45:22; John 10:9; John 14:6; Acts 4:12). He alone has accomplished redemption for us. If we ask the question in Acts 16:30, what is the answer? Look at Acts 16:31! The way of salvation is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour. In the New Testament there are at least 150 passages which condition salvation on
believing , and faith (the one word being the exact synonym of the other) –- for a few examples look up John 3:16; Acts 13:38-39; Romans 1:16; Romans 3:26; Romans 5:1; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8.
2 . Personal faith in Christ is the only condition on which God saves ; salvation is totally apart from human works.
We are saved by faith alone plus nothing! We are not saved by faith plus our best efforts, our prayers, our law-keeping. We cannot be saved as Cain thought he could, but as Abel was (Genesis 4:1-7), and compare Jude 11. We are not saved by doing and saying what the Pharisee did and said, but we are saved when we come before the Lord as the publican came (Luke 18:9-14). We are saved by grace through faith, apart from works (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5).
Ruminate on the things, as we await the concluding side of this study...
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Study 5A... FAITH THAT DOESN’’T WORK IS DEAD!
THE LETTER OF JAMES
Scripture Portion: James 2:14-26
It is fruitless for us to say that we have faith if our faith is not demonstrated by good works. This is what James is saying in James 2:14-17, 20, 26. Our faith must work, otherwise we have no right to say that we have faith. Martin Luther was very concerned about the Letter of James, and even called it ‘‘an epistle of straw’’. Undoubtedly one reason was that he felt it contained no exposition of the gospel, and seemed to contradict Paul by making out that salvation is not by faith but by works. At first sight James does seem to contradict Paul; for example, compare what Paul says in Romans 4:1-5 and what James says in James 2:21-24. How do we reconcile these, when one says we are saved and justified by faith apart from works, and the other says that “a person is justified by what he does”? There is no contradiction here, as we consider this:-
1 . Faith in Christ as personal Saviour is essential to salvation .
Why faith in Christ? Because He is the only Saviour (Isaiah 45:22; John 10:9; John 14:6; Acts 4:12). He alone has accomplished redemption for us. If we ask the question in Acts 16:30, what is the answer? Look at Acts 16:31! The way of salvation is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour. In the New Testament there are at least 150 passages which condition salvation on
believing , and faith (the one word being the exact synonym of the other) –- for a few examples look up John 3:16; Acts 13:38-39; Romans 1:16; Romans 3:26; Romans 5:1; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8.
2 . Personal faith in Christ is the only condition on which God saves ; salvation is totally apart from human works.
We are saved by faith alone plus nothing! We are not saved by faith plus our best efforts, our prayers, our law-keeping. We cannot be saved as Cain thought he could, but as Abel was (Genesis 4:1-7), and compare Jude 11. We are not saved by doing and saying what the Pharisee did and said, but we are saved when we come before the Lord as the publican came (Luke 18:9-14). We are saved by grace through faith, apart from works (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5).
Ruminate on the things, as we await the concluding side of this study...
God bless you.
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
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God bless you.
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