James 2:14-19
Trademarks of a dead faith
- empty confession
- shallow compassion
- worthless conviction
- there is a type of faith in Jesus that does not save you
- talk is cheap –> prove you have faith through action
- Acts 8 (read this)
- many people believe in Jesus, but not to the point of salvation
- faith alone is not saving faith
- true faith must produce works
- the problem with faith today is that it is too easy –> the way is WIDE
- we package Christianity in a modern/beautiful/hipster way to attract people of THIS society today –> but Christianity does not go by the day’s standards; it goes by Christ’s standards
- we live in a day where we do good to be seen
- your true compassion is what you do to someone in need when NO ONE is looking
- as long as you claim to have faith but have nothing to show it, you are a LIAR
- legalism–it’s all your doing to get to heaven
- antinomianism–there’s nothing you have to do because you have received it all
- Christian liberty: you can do whatever you want, because God will always forgive you and accept you
- we are saved by grace alone
- true faith begins to depict the way we live
- true faith begins to produce works
- what we believe ought to shape our lifestyle
dearkarunya 