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God exalts Christ for he is doubly worthy of honour as Creator and Purifier of sin.
Hebrews 1:1-4
Christians of God's Beloved Covenant Forgive.
Matthew 18:19-35
God's providence through his messengers to his beloved children assures our grace, mercy, and peace.
1 Timothy 1:1-2
Unity Achieved in the Depth of the Gospel
Philippians 2:1-11
The Perseverance of the Christian Depends on God's Gift and God's Sustaining Power
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
How can you tell the sincerity of your faith?  By the words that you speak.
James 3:1-12
Blessed is the man who desires to do good with his whole being without partiality, for God has saved him wholly.
James 2:1-13
True Religion is displayed in a sanctified love for God and love for neighbour.
James 1:19-27
Those who fall away do so because of sin and lack love for God and not because God is unfaithful to keep his saints.
James 1:12-18
Trials increase our faith to God, but when they are difficult God gives aid to see his unswerving goodness in Christ, our exaltation.
James 1:2-11
For Christians: rejection of a God who sent his Son to die for us and his Spirit to restore us yields an incomparably severe punishment.
Hebrews 10:26-31
Worldly Success is No Sure Sign of God's Favour.
James 4:13-17
The perfect Jesus is the perfect high priest, the perfect sacrifice, and the source of a perfect, everlasting covenant.
Hebrews 7:20-28
God shall keep you through the prayer of others for your joyful growth in theology leading to a life of grateful doxology.
Colossians 1:9-12
A people saved for a glorious purpose.
Exodus 19:4-6
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!  Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
1 Peter 1:3-5
We need gospel-unity because it is a gift from God for our assurance and for Christ's glory.
Philippians 1:27-30
The Immeasurable Gift of the Gospel
2 Corinthians 5:21
God's Love, God's Salvation, God's Grace, God's Glory.
Ephesians 2:1-10
Christians, if someone wrongs you and refuses to humbly repent, then let him go, because God desires to keep and protect you from his sin.
Matthew 18:15-20
I cling to my Lord who is my Helper, Saviour and Friend.
1 Peter 3:18
We have full confidence in the revealed, illumined and inspired Word of God given to us by the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 2
What is more amazing than being set free from sin?  Being set free to Christ, our righteousness and keeper forever.
1 Peter 2:24-25
As those identified with Christ, we are called to live new lives enabled by a glorious God.
Romans 6:1-4
Death in Adam; life in Christ.
Romans 5
If you have been called to preach the gospel, do not relent, because God delights in your ministry.
2 Timothy 4:1-8
Grass withers and flowers fade, but the word of our God shall stand forever.
2 Timothy 3
What does a false teacher look like?  He appears to be godly, but, in truth, he seeks only to steal and devour.  Avoid these wolves.
2 Timothy 3:1-9
Scripture is from God alone.  Let no man claim otherwise.
Galatians 1
Although our sin deserves punishment, the love and grace of God, through Christ, intercede to give us everlasting joy.
Romans 5:1-17
What is our joy?  It is not ourselves.  It is the love of God in Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:6-11
Condemnation follows us in Adam, but Rejoicing is our reward in Christ
Romans 5:1-14
Good News! The life, death and resurrection of Christ is the source of our faith, pardon, justification, and reconciliation to God.
Romans 5:1-11
Rejoice!  God doesn't just save, and God doesn't just promise a future, but He promises His love and help for those who believe now.
Romans 5:1-5
Faith in God to fulfill His promises by grace is the only way by which we can be saved
Romans 4:13-25
Abraham was justified by faith, as are those who follow in his footsteps.
Romans 4:1-12
Who is the blessed man?  He who seeks after the very things of God.  To Him shall be a heavenly reward and satisfaction forever.
Psalms 1
Righteousness is a gift to those who cannot save themselves, and, instead, fall at the cross and confess Christ as Lord.
Romans 3
In God there is no contradiction, for the law condemns self-righteous sinners, but God saves the repentant who believe in Christ.
Romans 3:1-26
Church, set your minds on things above by loving one another as Christ loved you, which is your thanksgiving to God.
Colossians 3:12-17
What is the advantage of having the Law?  To know God's will.  Does the law justify?  No, it condemns.  Simply, the Law is good, we are not.
Romans 3:1-20
God is immeasurably compassionate, so much so that we cannot truly grasp it, and yet, it is exactly sufficient to accomplish His plans.
Jonah 4
God saves us to show us Himself.  Namely, that He is unlike any other and requires our worship through obedience.
Deuteronomy 4:32-40
It is not too late!  Repent and Believe!  He is merciful and mighty, alone, to save.
Jonah 3
When we are in despair without hope of deliverance, look to the merciful Lord who is faithful to save and deliver.
Jonah 2
Obey when God calls.  Reject God and suffer the consequences.  In both obedience and disobedience, God will accomplish His purposes.
Jonah 1
In Christ we are made heirs to the throne of God, justified by faith, children of promise and free from the shackles of law.
Galatians 3:15-29
The Law was Given for Blessing, but it Became a Curse
Romans 3:1-8
God is Holy, We are Sinful, He shall Judge the Nations.
Romans 2
How Does God Prevent Divine Contradiction? By Revealing His Power in the Gospel.
Romans 1
Marks of True Salvation: A New Heart, Divine Conviction and the Delight of God Alone.
Romans 2:25-29
God wants us for Himself, so He does it by Himself, for our joy, and His worship.
Psalms 23
Jews, the bearers of the law, are not exempt from the wrath of God
Romans 2:17-24
Spiritual gifts in the public assembly are for its mutual benefit and the reflection of God's character.
1 Corinthians 14:26-40
Christ, Our Master and Commander - the Anchor of Our Faith.
Matthew 8:23-27
Men lead as men, women submit as women, and do it for the pleasure of God and the gospel.
1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Prayer for the Peace of God Rooted in the Character of God Given to the People of God through the Son of God.
1 Timothy 2
Healthy Churches for Christ-Centred, Gospel-Hearing, Cross-Bearing Peoples.
Acts 6:1-8
No one receives pardon, all are to be judged. For those in the law, Christ's example condemns.
Romans 2:12-16
If you are good, then God shall give life; If you are bad, then God shall render destruction.
Romans 2:6-11
Come ye weary, heavy-laden, lost and ruined by the fall, if you tarry, till you're better, you will never come at all.
Romans 2:1-5
How do we stay motivated to share the gospel to the nations? We see the immensity of the grace that we first received.
Romans 1:1-7
When God gives us up to our sinfulness, it is a complete destruction of everything He originally intended.
Romans 1:28-32
What is the result when God abandons sinners? They seek pleasure in things just like themselves, which will always be insufficient.
Romans 1:26-27
God abandons those who refuse to love and obey Him, but such abandonment does not come without a hope of restoration.
Romans 1:24-25
God alone saves and justifies
Romans 1:16-17
What is the primary motivation for God's wrath against humanity, and what is man's chief sin?
Romans 1:18-23
We need to praise God for the faithfulness of gospel-centred missions, but the task is not complete. Does God call me to go? Faithful steps.
Romans 1:8-15
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Faith is Work
James 2:14-26
To behold Christ is to be transformed in believing obedience
#faith
#work
#salvation
Published June 30th, 2020; Updated July 16th, 2020
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Main point summary
There is no faith without work. There is no salvation without fruit. There is no forgiveness without repentance. There is no acceptance without obedience. How many times must it be repeated?
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James 2:14-26
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Τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί μου,
What is the advantage, my brothers,
ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν
if someone says they have faith
ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ;
but do not have works?
concessive
conditional
μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν;
Is (that) faith able to save him?
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ἐὰν ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυμνοὶ ὑπάρχωσιν
If brother or sister depart naked
καὶ λειπόμενοι ὦσιν τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς
and are being deprived of daily nourishment
series
εἴπῃ δέ τις αὐτοῖς ἐξ ὑμῶν• ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ, θερμαίνεσθε καὶ χορτάζεσθε,
and anyone of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warm, and be nourished/satisfied,"
μὴ δῶτε δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώματος,
but did not give to them the necessary things for the body,
τί τὸ ὄφελος;
what good is it?
οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔχῃ ἔργα,
Faith also in this manner is dead against/by itself,
νεκρά ἐστιν καθʼ ἑαυτήν.
if it does not have works.
bilateral
Ἀλλʼ ἐρεῖ τις• σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις,
But someone will say, "You have faith,
κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω•
and I have works."
alternative
δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων,
Show to me your faith without works,
κἀγώ σοι δείξω ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν.
and I will show you my faith from works.
negativepositive
σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός,
You believe that God is one,
καλῶς ποιεῖς•
you do well/rightly,
actionresult
καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν
(yet) even the demons believe
καὶ φρίσσουσιν.
and tremble.
Θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι, ὦ ἄνθρωπε κενέ, ὅτι ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων ἀργή ἐστιν;
But do you wish to know, O empty man, that faith without works is lazy/worthless?
Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη
Was not Abraham, our father, justified from works
ἀνενέγκας Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον;
when he bore Isaac, his son upon the altar of sacrifice?
temporal
βλέπεις ὅτι ἡ πίστις συνήργει τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ
You see that his faith works/collaborates with his works
καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη,
and his faith was perfected out of works.
καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα•
And the Scripture that speaks was fulfilled,
ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ θεῷ,
"Now, Abraham believed in God,
καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην
and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,"
καὶ φίλος θεοῦ ἐκλήθη.
and he was called friend of God.
progression
questionanswer
ὁρᾶτε ὅτι ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον.
You see that man is being justified from works and not from faith only.
ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη
Now, likewise, was not Rahab the prostitue justified from works
ὑποδεξαμένη τοὺς ἀγγέλους
when she received the messengers
καὶ ἑτέρᾳ ὁδῷ ἐκβαλοῦσα;
and showed (them) another way?
comparison
ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν,
For just as the body is dead without the spirit,
οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν.
so too is faith dead without works.
ground
Christians
assumes answer in the negative.
3 ways that works justify: it collaborates (interacting relationship), it perfects (sanctifying relationship), and it fulfills (Christological/biblical relationship).
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James 2:14-26
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τὸ
ὄφελος
solid
drop
equal
revrocket
line
pred
predicate
Τί
prepphrase
pstack
cword
τις
λέγῃ
directobject
shelf
ἔχειν
vertical
πίστιν
ἐὰν
table
ἀδελφοί
μου
vsnum
James 2:14
δὲ
ἔχῃ
μὴ
ἔργα
ἡ
πίστις
δύναται
μὴ
σῶσαι
αὐτόν
James 2:15
τὸ
ὄφελος
τί
equals
ἡ
πίστις
ἐστιν
καὶ
οὕτως
νεκρά
καθʼ
ἑαυτήν
ἔχῃ
μὴ
ἔργα
ἐὰν
rocketship
dblrocketship
ἀδελφὸς
ἀδελφὴ
ὑπάρχωσιν
ὦσιν
λειπόμενοι
γυμνοὶ
τῆς
τροφῆς
ἐφημέρου
καὶ
ἢ
τις
εἴπῃ
αὐτοῖς
ἐξ
ὑμῶν
ὑπάγετε
χορτάζεσθε
θερμαίνεσθε
ἐν
εἰρήνῃ
καὶ
δῶτε
μὴ
αὐτοῖς
τὰ
ἐπιτήδεια
τοῦ
σώματος
δὲ
δέ
ἐὰν
James 2:16
James 2:17
Ἀλλʼ
James 2:18
τις
ἐρεῖ
σὺ
ἔχεις
πίστιν
ἔχω
ἔργα
κἀγὼ
δεῖξόν
μοι
χωρὶς
τῶν
ἔργων
τὴν
πίστιν
σου
κἀγώ
δείξω
σοι
ἐκ
τῶν
ἔργων
τὴν
πίστιν
μου
σὺ
πιστεύεις
ὁ
θεός
ἐστιν
εἷς
ὅτι
James 2:19
ποιεῖς
καλῶς
τὰ
δαιμόνια
καὶ
πιστεύουσιν
φρίσσουσιν
καὶ
δὲ
James 2:20
Θέλεις
γνῶναι
ἡ
πίστις
ἐστιν
χωρὶς
τῶν
ἔργων
ἀργή
ὅτι
ὦ
ἄνθρωπε
κενέ
Ἀβραὰμ
ἐδικαιώθη
οὐκ
ὁ
πατὴρ
ἡμῶν
ἐξ
ἔργων
participle
ἀνενέγκας
Ἰσαὰκ
τὸν
υἱὸν
αὐτοῦ
ἐπὶ
τὸ
θυσιαστήριον
James 2:21
James 2:22
βλέπεις
ἡ
πίστις
συνήργει
τοῖς
ἔργοις
αὐτοῦ
ἡ
πίστις
ἐτελειώθη
ἐκ
τῶν
ἔργων
ἡ
γραφὴ
ἐπληρώθη
ἡ
λέγουσα
Ἀβραὰμ
ἐπίστευσεν
δὲ
τῷ
θεῷ
ἐλογίσθη
αὐτῷ
εἰς
δικαιοσύνην
καὶ
ἐκλήθη
φίλος
θεοῦ
καὶ
καὶ
καὶ
ὅτι
James 2:23
ὁρᾶτε
ἄνθρωπος
δικαιοῦται
ἐξ
ἔργων
ἐκ
πίστεως
οὐκ
μόνον
καὶ
ὅτι
James 2:24
δὲ
James 2:25
Ῥαὰβ
ἐδικαιώθη
ὁμοίως
καὶ
οὐκ
ἡ
πόρνη
ἐξ
ἔργων
ὑποδεξαμένη
ἐκβαλοῦσα
τοὺς
ἀγγέλους
ὁδῷ
ἑτέρᾳ
καὶ
γὰρ
James 2:26
ἡ
πίστις
ἐστιν
οὕτως
καὶ
νεκρά
χωρὶς
ἔργων
τὸ
σῶμα
ἐστιν
νεκρόν
χωρὶς
πνεύματος
ὥσπερ
periphrastic ptc. w/ subjunctive copulative
Ground
Dative object because of the preposition in the compound verb.
locative
Adverbial use: "now"
Result or Progressive
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