Not Faith Alone
According to Their Deeds
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Saving faith is obedient faith.
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Agreement vs. Allegiance
• Some mistake agreement for allegiance.
• They affirm Jesus is Lord.
• They affirm the Bible is true.
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Affirmation costs nothing.
Allegiance costs everything.
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The Target Audience
➤ James wrote to people with sound doctrine.
➤ But they had ungoverned lives.
➤ He refuses to let them hide.
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Living Faith
When faith is real, it moves the will.
When faith does nothing, it is dead.
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The Contested Word
• Reduced to mental agreement.
• Treated as a one-time transaction.
• Viewed as immune from rebellion.
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Scripture asks not just what you surrendered…
It asks what will stand.
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Romans 2:6
“who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS”
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James 2:24
“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.”
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Point I
The Judgment Standard Is Deeds
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God Will Render
➤ A declaration of judicial principle.
➤ Repayment and measured response.
➤ He repays according to reality.
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Individual Accountability
• Not corporate reputation.
• Not family heritage.
• The standard is observable life activity.
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The Established Pattern
“For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden…”
Ecclesiastes 12:14
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The Lord’s Standard
“…WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.”
Matthew 16:27
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The courtroom is not impressed with profession.
It evaluates practice.
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Self-Examination
➤ Personal: What do your deeds say about your faith?
➤ Generational: Is obedience central or optional to your children?
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Romans 2:7
“to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life”
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Perseverance In Doing Good
• Sustained loyalty under pressure.
• Not intending good, but doing good.
• Aimed toward eternal reward.
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Point II
The Savior’s Terms Are Obedience
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Hebrews 5:8
“Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.”
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He Learned Obedience
➤ He obeyed in Gethsemane.
➤ He obeyed before Pilate.
➤ He obeyed unto death.
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Hebrews 5:9
“And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation.”
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Obedience is not the rival of grace.
It is the response to grace.
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Point III
The “Faith Alone” Slogan Denied
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Justified by Works
• Genesis 15:6 records belief.
• Genesis 22 records obedience.
• James completes what Genesis began.
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Faith Perfected
➤ Belief initiated trust.
➤ Obedience revealed trust.
➤ Completion confirmed trust.
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If works are absent, faith is dead.
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The Five Steps
Hear the Word
Believe in Christ
Repent of Sins
Confess His Name
Be Baptized for Remission
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