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THE FAITH THAT REALLY SAVES!

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

• ne. 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

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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.

Whenever the subject matter of

• I. Dialogue on

Salvation

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• A. DIALOGUE ONE:

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• B. DIALOGUE TWO:

• II. Possessors of

Orthodox Faith

Professing Christians who believe in Monotheism: There is ONLY ONE GOD (Correct view)

B. A.

Demons also have a monotheistic view of God

• III. The Logical

Conclusion:

Foolishness of believing that SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS will save.

B. A.

The Uselessness of SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE

• f GOOD WORKS.

• 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

• I. Dialogue on

Salvation

Those who hold on to a “FAITH ALONE” way of salvation (this is the CORRECT VIEW)

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Those who hold on to a WORKS based salvation (this is immediately scrapped for those who know their Bible)

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• A. DIALOGUE ONE: TWO MAJOR VIEWS

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.

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EPHESIANS 2:8-9

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For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.

ROMANS 3:28 “

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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.

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GALATIANS 2:16

deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

TITUS 3:5-6

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• 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

Antinomian view - (INCORRECT VIEW)

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• I. Dialogue on

Salvation

• B. DIALOGUE TWO:

THE TWO VIEWS OF FAITH ALONE SAVES

transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ROMANS 5:20-21

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ROMANS 6:1-2

to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

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that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

• I. Dialogue on

Salvation

• B. DIALOGUE TWO:

THE TWO VIEWS OF FAITH ALONE SAVES

Correct Biblical view

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“faith by my works”

JAMES 2:18 “

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EPHESIANS 2:8-10

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Possessors of Orthodox Faith

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

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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

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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!

“But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?”

III. The Logical Conclusion:

NOTE:

“Foolish fellow” in the Greek literally empty-heads or numbskulls. JAMES 2:20

• A. Foolishness of believing that

SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE of GOOD WORKS will save.

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

• f God. 10 By this the children of God and the children
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practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.

1 JOHN 3:7-10

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• B. The Uselessness of

SALVATION by FAITH alone without the EVIDENCE of GOOD

• WORKS. - “faith without

works is useless”

JAMES 2:20

• III. The Logical

Conclusion:

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!