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Let Us Worship The Lord Song Leader – Clinton Thompson

First Song # 232 Second Hymn # 230 Opening Prayer – Pat Craig Song Before The Lesson # 287

Invitation Hymn # 304 Closing Song # 288

Do You Have A Living Faith or A Dead Faith?

James 2:14-26

The Proposition Stated, vs.14

• Addressing Christians (Not Sects)• Dead Faith and Living Faith Contrasted• Works that Do Not Justify: • Tit.3:5 – Works Our Own Devising• Gal.2:16 – Works of the Law of Moses• Eph.2:8-9 – Works of Merit that We can Boast

About• Rom.4:4-5 – Works of Perfect Obedience• Works of Obedience That Do Justify:• Eph.2:10• Acts 10:34-35• Heb.5:8-9• John 6:29

A Practical Illustration of His Point, vs.15-17

• A Brother or Sister’s Necessities • Matt.25:41-46 – Failed to Help• Luke 10:30-36 – Passed By On the

Other Side• 1 John 3:17-18 – Love in Action• What Profit a Dead Faith?

The Principle Expounded, vs.18-20

• Man’s Thinking – Like One of the Spiritual Gifts

• Not So – Faith is seen in Works• The Demons Believe – Mk.1:24,

Mk.5:7, Acts 16:17• They Even Tremble – cf. Ac.24:25• Works Without Love is Dead Also –

1Cor.13:1-3

Abraham – Exhibit “A” vs.21-24

• Gal.3:6-9• Luke 19:9• Rom.4:1-14• Faith + Works = Perfect Faith• Living Faith, Active Faith• Works – Obedience – Works of God• Heb.11 – “By Faith…”• Faith Only Will Not Justify, vs.24

2 Final Illustrations of Living Faith, vs.25-26

• Rahab the Harlot, Heb.11:31, Josh.2

• Body + Spirit = Living Person• Body – Spirit = Dead Body• Faith – Works = Dead Faith

God’s Plan To Save in Christ

1. Hear the Gospel of Christ, Acts 18:8

2. Believe in Jesus Christ, Rom.5:1

3. Repent and Turn to God, Luke 24:47

4. Confess Jesus Before Men, Matt.10:32

5. Baptized Into Christ, Gal.3:26-27 -----------------------------

Grow And Be Faithful, 2 Pet.3:18

If An Erring Christian: Repent and Pray God, I Jn.1:9

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