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Have you ever looked into your family tree? It can be a lot of fun if you look deep into your family history and origins. Most likely you’ll discover there are some pretty strange and odd characters in your family’s background. Maybe that explains why . . . well never mind? Have you taken a hard look…

Why is James talking about this prostitute of the OT in the NT? As we look at the life of Rahab we will find that she was the recipient of something scandalous, she more than feared God, and she risked everything for one reason.

We are saved because of Christ alone by faith alone but not a faith that stays alone. Faith should be accompanied by works

Dead faith and living faith Abraham believed and was a doerDid Abram believe God's promise in Gen 12:1?YesWhat if he said he believed God but stayed in Haran?What made Abraham righteous? Jas 2:23; Gen15:6Not his works but his beliefIf he did not really believe he would not have obeyed. Rahab likewise…

Introduction Good evening everyone, I hope you have had a great week so far. I know that some states have already started reopening; Pennsylvania has started to allow some businesses to reopen, which means that hopefully we can start getting back to normal life within the next month or so. I’m only mentioning…

Text - 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 and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for…

James 2:14-26 Translation 14 What is the benefit, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have work? Is that faith able to save him? 15 If a brother or a sister is naked and lacking daily food 16 but someone says to him, “Go in peace, be warm and full,” but he does not give him that which…

Thesis: To prove that Biblical faith is an obedient, active faith; thus, Christians must “show their faith by their works.” Introduction: (1) There is a lot of misunderstanding in the world today about the meaning of faith. (2) In our text today, James discusses this subject and clearly teaches us that…

We’ve reached a really crucial section – perhaps the central section – of what James wants us to understand and know. One commentator has said “This paragraph is the most theologically significant, as well as the most controversial, in the Letter of James”. He’s right, but it shouldn’t really be like…

Text: James 2:14-26 Theme: Stop pretending, and start living. Doctrine: sanctification Image: pretending to be someone else Need: actions proving their faith Message: get off your duff, and get to work Stop Pretending, Start Living James 2:14-26 (ESV) / What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he…

"For by grace are ye saved through faith … it is the gift of God, not of works." "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us." "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." With statements…