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FAITH & WORKS

May 28, 2023

FAITH & WORKS
Pastor Chris Otero | 5.28.23

 

Colossians 3:23-24 

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

 

  1. Faith moves us to .  

 

We can’t be a true follower of Jesus without .

 

James 2:14, 16-17 (NIV)

 “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”

 

“Good works are not the cause of our salvation; good works are the evidence of our salvation. Faith in Christ always results in good works. Obedience to God is the mark of true saving faith.” ― Ibrahim Emile

 

  1. Our actions reveal our .

 

James 2:18-19 (NIV) 

“But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.”

 

James 2:20-22 (NIV) 

“You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.” 

 

We are made right by God through our works.

 

  1. Faith and Action make us.

 

James 2:23-24 (NIV) 

“Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.”

 

James 2:26 (NIV)

In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

 

Faith that works, .

 

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