Faith Without Works Is Dead: Understanding the Book of James (9-29-24)

Topics: Faith Without Works Is Dead, Book of James, Letter of James, James 2, James Chapter 1-5, Written to 12 Tribes, Covenant Mixture Theology, Did James Fully Understand New Covenant, Someone Else’s Mail, Relief Not Addressed to You, Most Likely First Epistle Written, Acts 15, Council of Jerusalem, Apostles Met to Determine Gentiles Believing, Determine Whether or Not Gentiles Under the Law of Moses, Everyone Agreed Except for James, James Said They Must Follow Parts of the Law, Peter Opposed James, Paul Previously Opposed Peter in Antioch, Confrontation Written About in Galatians 2, Old Wine in New Wineskins, New Patch of Clothing on Old Garment, Acts 15:11 Gentiles Saved by Grace Alone, Two Issues About James Based on the Two Facts, Jews Which Practices Jesus Plus the Law are Practicing Lawlessness, Paul told Timothy They Want to Teach the Law But Don’t Know What They’re Talking About, 1 Timothy 1:7, The Law is Good, 1 Timothy 1:8, The Law Not For the Righteous but Lawless, 1 Timothy 1:9, Addressing Jews at Synagogue in Ephesus, Should We Read This Letter, Read the Same as All Law-Based Scripture, How Do You Read Sermon on the Mount and Lord’s Prayer, True Lord’s Prayer for Believers is John 17 Not Matthew 6, Overview of James, Box Churches Teach it Vehemently, Covenant Mixture, Double-Talk, Religious Hierarchies, False Humility, Comparing Your Works to a Demon as If a Demon Has More Works Than You, Religious Boundary Crossing, If You Don’t Do This You’re Not Really Saved, Grace Is Only for the Really Bad Stuff, No Information About New Covenant, Nothing About Being Reconciled With God, Passive Aggressiveness Such as You Do Well, Nothing About Complete Forgiveness, Nothing About Everyone’s Righteousness, Nothing About You Being a Saint, Shut Yourself off From World, Cleanse Yourself, Judged With Greater Strictness, You Have Evil Desires, Just a whole Lot of Leaven, Who Is James, Half-Brother of Jesus, Wasn’t Believer Until After Resurrection, Possibly the Thorn in Paul’s Side, 2 Corinthians, Super Apostles Appearing as Angels of Light, Party of Circumcision in Galatians, Came in Behind Paul Pushing Law, Possibly the Lawless One in 2 Thessalonians, Don’t Take Out the Letter, Read It Same as Law Letters, Works Are Good If Done in Faith, Dead Works, Created For Good Works, God’s Masterpiece, Summary of Faith Without Works Is Dead, Paul Wrote the Opposite in Romans Ephesians and Galatians, Paul is Stitching James in His Letters, Both Were There in Acts 15, It Is By Grace You’ve Been Saved, Ephesians 2:8-9, The One Who Does Not Work Believes Is Righteous, Romans 4:5, The Work of God is To Believe in the One He Has Sent, John 6:29

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