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THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

2 18 But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” 19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. 20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? JAMES 2:18-20

3 Whenever the subject matter of True Religion comes up, people are willing to lend their voices vigorously to state why their belief is the true one. Even among professing Christians, there are debates and arguments on what is the real faith that saves. THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

4 I. Dialogue on Salvation A. DIALOGUE ONE: TWO MAJOR VIEWS 01 Those who hold on to a “FAITH ALONE” way of salvation (this is the CORRECT VIEW) 02 Those who hold on to a WORKS based salvation (this is immediately scrapped for those who know their Bible) B. DIALOGUE TWO: TWO VIEWS OF FAITH ALONE SAVES 01 Antinomian view - (INCORRECT VIEW) 02 Correct Biblical view THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

5 II. Possessors of Orthodox Faith A. Professing Christians who believe in Monotheism: There is ONLY ONE GOD (Correct view) B. Demons also have a monotheistic view of God THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

6 III. The Logical Conclusion: A. Foolishness of believing that SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS will save. B. The Uselessness of SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS. THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

7 I. Dialogue on Salvation A. DIALOGUE ONE: TWO MAJOR VIEWS “But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works” JAMES 2:18 THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

8 I. Dialogue on Salvation A. DIALOGUE ONE: TWO MAJOR VIEWS 01 Those who hold on to a “FAITH ALONE” way of salvation (this is the CORRECT VIEW) 02 Those who hold on to a WORKS based salvation (this is immediately scrapped for those who know their Bible) THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

9 “ ” 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. EPHESIANS 2:8-9 THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

10 ROMANS 3:28 “ ” For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

11 “ nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, ” so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. GALATIANS 2:16 THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

12 “ 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration ” TITUS 3:5-6 and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

13 I. Dialogue on Salvation B. DIALOGUE TWO: THE TWO VIEWS OF FAITH ALONE SAVES “show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” JAMES 2:18 THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

14 I. Dialogue on Salvation B. DIALOGUE TWO: “ THE TWO VIEWS OF FAITH ALONE SAVES 01 Antinomian view - (INCORRECT VIEW) 20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, ” 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ROMANS 5:20-21 THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

15 “ 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace ” may increase? 2 May it never be! ROMANS 6:1-2 How shall we who died to sin still live in it? THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

16 I. Dialogue on Salvation B. DIALOGUE TWO: THE TWO VIEWS OF FAITH JAMES 2:18 “ ALONE SAVES 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and 02 that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a Correct Biblical view ” result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we “faith by my works” are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. EPHESIANS 2:8-10 THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

17 II. Possessors of Orthodox Faith “You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and 01 02 shudder.” JAMES 2:19 Professing Christians who believe in Demons also have a monotheistic view of Monotheism: There is ONLY ONE God as well and they cringe in fear at this GOD (Correct view) - “You believe doctrine knowing that this God will one day that God is one. You do well ” judge them to the eternal lake of fire . THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

18 NOTE: There is no such thing as a demon who is an atheist. Some human beings are worse than demons for being atheists. NOTE: There is really no difference with one who merely PROFESSES FAITH in God and demons. So clearly, PROFESSED FAITH without the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS will bring you to the same place: THE LAKE of FIRE! THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

19 “But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless ?” JAMES 2:20 III. NOTE: The Logical “Foolish fellow” in the Greek literally empty-heads or Conclusion: numbskulls. A. Foolishness of believing that SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS will save. THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

20 “ 1 JOHN 3:7-10 7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 By this the children of God and the children ” of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

21 III. The Logical Conclusion: B. The Uselessness of SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS. - “faith without works is useless” JAMES 2:20 THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

What is the faith that saves? It is the FAITH that has the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS. We are NOT SAVED by GOOD WORKS, but we are saved FOR GOOD WORKS! Good works is the evidence that our faith is GENUINE! THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!