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James is saying that both having faith and putting faith into action are the responsibility of the individual believer on a daily basis. The spiritual new birth is something Jesus does for us (John 3:14-16; 2 Corinthians 5:17). The gift of eternal life is a gift.
(1) The principle established. My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. a. Do not hold the faith: The glorious faith we have, the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, should never be associated with partiality (discrimination).
James has already addressed the ‘ sin of partiality ’ that was being committed in this congregation in James 2:2-13. In this congregation the wealthy were being honored and the poor were being dishonored. (2:2-7) This is a terrible sin. Not only because it makes such distinctions but because it leads to more sinning against the poor as we ...
8 cze 2007 · Reread James 2:14-17. 1. What kind of faith does James describe here, faith that is alive or dead? How does he illustrate it? 2. Think about this illustration. How does it make James’ point about living faith? In v. 14, James says, “Can this kind of faith save him?”
30 gru 2022 · James 2:14-26 speaks to the major issue that spawned the Reformation, the reformers teaching that man is justified by faith alone whereas the established church taught man is justified by faith plus works. Here are some key observations in James 2:14-26.
This passage will be examined using the following outline that includes three subsections: 1) inactive faith which is dead and profitless 2:14-17; 2) two types of false faith: a faith that is separate from works and a faith that is mere intellectual ascent to a certain creed (2:18-19); 3) two illustrations of genuine faith: the example of ...
30 gru 2022 · There are of course other allusions to Jesus Christ (See James 2:7, James 5:7, 9, 14-15) John associates glory with Jesus in John 1:14 + "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." (See also Heb 1:3 +).
