I feel like God is over me

[Jo555]

Free grace is not a sound doctrine! it is why James said faith without works is dead!!!!
it is because of these false doctrine that people are discouraged and are lost.

Faith Without Works Is Dead​

James 2:14-26​

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.


18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Footnotes​

1. James 2:18 NU omits your
2. James 2:18 NU omits my
3. James 2:20 NU useless
4. James 2:22 complete
5. James 2:23 credited

To put faith and works and salvation as simply as i can, it all comes down to the matter of the heart. If you are counting on your works to save you; if your purpose for performing works is to earn salvation, then you have fallen from grace and counting on works. You are basically saying you died for nothing Jesus, i can do it on my own.

Now if your good works are the result of your faith, then that is faith manifested in the natural as good works.


Basically, what i see James saying here is the evidence of faith will show in works. The life of the Spirit, that drives us by his love (he speaks of love before these verses) will manifest in good works / fruit.

Yes, faith and works do go hand-in-hand, but it is the power of faith that manifests in good works / fruit.

We are saved by grace, through faith, unto good works.

Works is the evidence that one has faith. Faith is like the substance of the spiritual that manifests in the natural.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so is faith without works dead.

In other words, it is not faith.

If one does not have good works, then we need to examine our faith.

 

[Jo555]

It all is actually quite simple.

Everything boils down to the heart of the matter, which is the matter of the heart.

Not that the understanding of the rest is not beneficial as it helps us to understand the dynamics of how these things work as revealed by his Spirit. I love to break things down because i do believe God does use it to help with understanding as his Spirit will take the portions, but we don't want to lose simplicity in the process.

And I don't claim to know it all and have it all right as I'm still learning and growing too, but feel good with where i am at. Not complacent, but good.

 

[Jo555]

Intermission:

And this basically sums it up quite simply.

 

[Jo555]

Intermission:

And this basically sums it up quite simply.

To put faith and works and salvation as simply as i can, it all comes down to the matter of the heart. If you are counting on your works to save you; if your purpose for performing works is to earn salvation, then you have fallen from grace and counting on works. You are basically saying you died for nothing Jesus, i can do it on my own.

Now if your good works are the result of your faith, then that is faith manifested in the natural as good works.


Basically, what i see James saying here is the evidence of faith will show in works. The life of the Spirit, that drives us by his love (he speaks of love before these verses) will manifest in good works / fruit.

Yes, faith and works do go hand-in-hand, but it is the power of faith that manifests in good works / fruit.

We are saved by grace, through faith, unto good works.

Works is the evidence that one has faith. Faith is like the substance of the spiritual that manifests in the natural.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so is faith without works dead.

In other words, it is not faith.

If one does not have good works, then we need to examine our faith.

Would love to dive into this one more, but I'm a caregiver and takes most of my time and that is my priority.

Hope to return when can and dive into James more. Carry on in Christ.

 

[Jo555]

Would love to dive into this one more, but I'm a caregiver and takes most of my time and that is my priority.

Hope to return when can and dive into James more. Carry on in Christ.

Hi. I came back to share on James 2.
Here you go:

James, Chapter 2. Saving Faith or a Disgrace?

God bless you.