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- The great question of many Christians is this: is my faith dead without my works? Well, let's look in the Bible!
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Amen! Minutes 36-38 hit me like a whole truckload of bricks. "Give them a well if you want, but give them the Gospel first." I have been studying James (along with other passages) for the last few months because I've recently been feeling like I need to "do more." I was following along with you in my Bible, pausing and reading, and this sermon made it so clear for me. I want to serve him, but I'm going to stop worrying about "doing enough" and just trust, love, and follow Him. Thank you!
Sadly can't find a local church that teaches the true gospel like this one.
Where do you live?
I understand that.
Amen pastor Jesse! I think you just became my favorite pastor 🫡 thank you. Glory to God for your understanding of salvation. For years I was confused about this until recently
Everything is a Labour of Love Born again in Christ Jesus. ❤
I also personally see the judgement seat of christ as purifying. Think about it.
It burns away the wrong we do and leaves only us and our good works. Praise God for the Son!
Second time I watched this and got more out of it Thank you so much for truth
Thank you!
We actually have quite a few messages on James 2; some short and some long.
- Trent
Tnx Pastor for your good points. May God bless you more.
Amen 🙏 pastor great teaching unlike the church I’m in but I’m praying for my brethren 🙏
Amen Pastor.
Yes, a great preacher! So interesting how fewer people listen to solid teaching like this. The proud, self-righteous world loves the good works gospel. Tragic!
Amen!
Excellent where you used multiple scripture references/comparisons, to prove NO ONE has ever been or will ever be saved by works (including "OT saints")!!!
Dr. Cucuzza's recent sermon ... "How Much of the Bible is for Us Today", is also wonderful to help people understand this truth!
Loved it! Bless you
Thank you so much!
- Trent
Great Sermon.
Thank you!!
In James 2:14, the word ‘him’ in ‘can faith save him‘ is not a reflexive pronoun, so it doesn’t refer to the man without faith, but refers to the ‘poor’ as in ‘but ye have despised the poor’ in James 2:6. This is because both the pronoun ‘him’ and ‘poor’ are both accusative, masculine and singular! Therefore, James 2:14 is saying, ‘ can faith save the poor’? This again shows that James is not writing about losing salvation without good works.
We are in total agreement about the no loss of salvation or works to maintain salvation, but that understanding of James 2:14 cannot be correct. The “him” is referring back to the audience of James. He is talking to already SAVED believers. He says that “at the judgment” your “faith” will profit you nothing. The judgment isn’t BASED on faith or non faith here. This is clearly a reference to the judgment seat of Christ to all believers BASED upon their works. So James’ point is: BELIEVER, you need to work beyond that of just having faith. The work is to “profit,” and not to be saved. It is for rewards in heaven. Your conclusion of deducing “him” to only mean the poor would (if I interpret you correctly) only result in the same issue that many have with James 2.
Thanks for all of the support Kris.
- Trent
I follow your logic Trent, yet the grammar for some reason doesn’t quite fit this semantic understanding. I’m puzzled why the pronoun ‘him’ is not reflexive. Besides the word ‘save’ does not always mean save from hell, so perhaps this means the poor are not being saved from their poverty or starvation. Anyway, I much appreciate your response and will give this more thought. I know grammatical and semantic meaning don’t always match in Greek! :)
Is faith active or passive? Pastor ...
Faith is something you choose to have. You choose to believe something or not believe something. Faith without any works will save you into eternal life. Faith without any works will not be much profit to anyone though. Compared to works, faith is obviously passive in that aspect. You have to get up and be active and do something to actually profit people. My faith alone won’t go and get a loaf of bread for my poor brother. My works will. Nevertheless, our faith in Jesus Christ saved us into eternal life; guaranteed.
- Trent