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How many can you do?
Push-ups, Pull-ups, Sit-ups
How many push-up can you do?
How many sit-ups can you do?
How many pull-ups can you do?
Pick someone to do the push up, sit ups and pull ups.
If they complete the task they said they can do give $5. Offer a clap as well.
Christians today make a lot of claims about their faith.
The question is does their work match what they say?
Through out the Bible, old and new testaments salvation has always been through faith.
Lets look at a couple examples.
It is super easy to say we can do something.
Then the time comes to do it, it is completely different.
I was in a bench press contest.
I was able to bench 345 pounds.
I said I could do 345 pounds.
During the contest I was only able to push 275 pounds.
I lost.
I was humiliated.
The next day in the gym, I ended my work out with 345 pounds for reps.
In our Christian walk we can say a lot of spiritual things.
When it comes time to deliver, we are not always able to though.
Does your Christian walk match your Christian talk?
James 2:14-17
Does your Christian walk match your Christian talk?
James 2:14-17
Does your Christian walk match your Christian talk?
James 2:14-17
Boot Camp is a place where a lot of decisions are made.
It is when we get home, that the choices we made at camp meet the reality we intend to live in.
If you went to Boot Camp, what decision(s) did you make concerning God?
All this to say, our faith in God should be seen not just heard.
We have talked about this passage before.
Last week I was asked to teach out of James so as I read the book, this part stood out.
There is a lot in James to teach about, but I was reminded of this topic most.
Looking at the outline of James, would you consider James to practical book for your life?
Salvation by faith in the NT
Introductory Exhortations, Admonitions, and Advice on Various Topics (Jas 1:2–27)
• 1:2–4—Joy in the midst of trials
• 1:5–8—The need of an expectant faith
• 1:9–11—Proper boasting
• 1:12–18—Enduring testing, being tempted, and the source of everything good
• 1:19–21—Receptivity to the Word
• 1:22–25—Putting it into practice
• 1:26–27—A summary reminder regarding vain vs. virtuous religion
Second Round of Exhortations, Admonitions, and Advice on the Topics of Favoritism, Love, and an Engaged Faith (Jas 2:1–26)
• 2:1–7—Avoid the sin of favoritism
• 2:1–4—Admonition against favoritism
• 2:5–7—Pointed comments regarding the poor who are rich in faith in contrast to the exploitive rich
• 2:8–13—Obeying the royal law of love and behaving in light of God’s judgment
• 2:8–9—Follow the law of love, not favoritism
• 2:10–13—Observations regarding the standard of judgment and the final judgment
• 2:14–17—Mere profession vs. an engaged faith
• 2:14—Genuine faith is more than mere profession
• 2:15–16—A hypothetical illustration about a needy believer
• 2:17—A summary application: faith without works is dead
• 2:18–26—Putting faith into action
• 2:18–19—Answers to an anticipated objection
• 2:20–25—Faith and works as attested from the Scriptures in the examples of Abraham and Rahab
• 2:26—A concluding comment: works are the necessary expression of a living faith
Third Round of Exhortations, Admonitions, and Advice on the Tongue and Wisdom (Jas 3:1–18)
• 3:1–6—Preparatory comments related to the tongue
• 3:1—Teachers are held to a higher level of accountability
• 3:2—Stumbling vs. integrity
• 3:3–6—Illustrations and application regarding horse bits, a rudder, fire, and the tongue
• 3:7–12—The nature of the tongue
• 3:7–8—The tongue is untamable and lethal
• 3:9–10—Inconsistent and unpredictable
• 3:11–12—Reflects its true source
• 3:13–18—Wisdom in action
• 3:13–16—Wisdom must be demonstrated
• 3:17–18—The qualities of the wisdom from above spelled out
Fourth Round of Exhortations, Admonitions, and Advice on Practical Daily Living (Jas 4:1–5:6)
• 4:1–10—Avoiding conflicts within, “friendship” with the world at large, and responding to God wholeheartedly
• 4:1–3—The source of conflicts amidst the members of the body
• 4:4–6—The danger of friendship with the world
• 4:7–10—Responding to God with earnestness
• 4:11–17—Admonitions against harsh judgments and presumptuousness
• 4:11–12—Guarding the tongue and avoiding harsh judgments
• 4:13–17—Avoiding the sin of presumption
• 5:1–6—Condemnation of exploitive rich landowners
• 5:1–3—The fleeting value of ill-gotten wealth in the light of the coming judgment
• 5:4–6—An admonition regarding divine retribution
Fifth Round of Exhortations, Admonitions, and Advice Regarding Community Life (Jas 5:7–20)
• 5:7–11—A call to patience amidst suffering
• 5:7–8—An injunction to patience, an illustration, and application
• 5:9—An injunction against contemptuous behavior
• 5:10–11—Further illustrations of patience, suffering, and steadfastness
• 5:12—Admonition about integrity in speech
• 5:13–18—Prayer and confession
• 5:13–16—Responding to the vicissitudes of life in prayer, praise, and confession
• 5:17–18—The example of Elijah, illustrating effectiveness in prayer
• 5:19–20—A closing comment on restoring an errant believer
Salvation by faith in the NT
Salvation by faith in the NT
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The argument can begin.
You mean we have to work to get to heaven?
No. But, if you are saved and truly touched by the Spirit of God you will want to serve.
Look at this;
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