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I am going to read a passage before we get into James this morning that may seem to not really fit with what we are talking about, but I want it in your mind as we continue.
There are a couple key verses here that will help us to understand what James is talking about in our verses there.
Sheep follow their shepherd.
He calls, they come.
He stops, they stop.
His voice produces a response.
My question for us, and James’ questions for us, is this
Do you respond when you hear His voice?
Does your faith in the Good Shepherd produce any action?
This will sound very similar to what Jesus says in
Our action proves who our shepherd is.
The voice we follow is the voice of our shepherd.
What do your actions reveal about who your shepherd is?
Now,
Lets read James
James starts right off with a tremendously important question.
Can that faith save him?
Some people have said that James is contradicting Paul when Paul says
Paul was working from a pre-salvation perspective while James is working from a post-salvation perspective.
Their point is the same though.
True Salvation reveals itself
Do you listen to the voice of your Shepherd?
Opening Up James (A Hypothetical Situation (vv.
15–16))
Mere words are worthless if they do not lead to action, and, therefore, faith is useless if it is nothing more than a matter of words!
Abraham believed God enough to sacrifice his own son if God said so.
Rahab believed enough to risk her life.
Our Faith is meant to produce something.
Make sure the faith your confess is strong enough to compel you to action.
When you read the Word, when you hear it preached, what does it produce in you?
Does His Voice Produce Action In Your Life?
If not, you need to surrender your life to Christ today.
For those who know they really are saved,
What command of the shepherd do you resist following?
If you believed you were about to be harmed you would move.
you would react.
If someone were about to hit you, you would flinch.
Does your faith produce a reaction?
Live what we believe
Respond to His voice, Respond to His salvation.
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