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https://storage.googleapis.com/enduring-word-media/ewpodcast/James2_14-26.mp3 Using examples from everyday life and the Scriptures themselves, James explains the nature of the faith that actually saves – a real faith that will show itself in real life. The post James 2:14-26 – Dead Faith and Living Faith appeared first on Enduring Word.

https://storage.googleapis.com/enduring-word-media/ewpodcast/James2_1-13.mp3 James applies the principles of a living faith to the gatherings of Christians, challenging us to reject partiality and prejudice, and to value everyone in God's family. The post James 2:1-13 – Genuine Faith Among God's People appeared first on Enduring Word.

In James 2, faith isn't just about what we say—it's about how we live. Pastor Travis challenges believers to move beyond just talking the talk and start walking the walk. Even demons believe in God, but real faith is seen in action, not just words. James warns against favoritism, reminding us that God shows no partiality and neither should we. True faith isn't just belief—it's obedience. Faith without works is dead, and counterfeit Christians put on a show rather than living out their faith. Using examples from Abraham and others, the message calls us to trust, obey, and demonstrate our faith through love, action, and sacrifice. Faith obeys even when it doesn't understand. It's time to stop playing and start walking the walk!

A review of a sermon on James 2:14-26

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GOSPEL PARABLES 16 GOOD SAMARITAN The background to this parable is yet another story about the Jewish Pharisees and legalists taking opportunity to appear righteous in front of Jesus for the sake of impressing the crowds. To do this they would pose theological questions to Jesus for which they believed they had a smart answer. A lawyer (an expert in Mosaic law) decided he would ask Jesus a question that he could himself answer brilliantly and then parry with Jesus to and fro, and so appear to be as wise if not wiser than Jesus.  Luke 10:25 And then a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered back, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.” And Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will have life.” But he wanted to justify himself (appear righteous) and said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” (pl??sion; a person that is near or close in a variety of ways).  Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. (These people are distancing themselves – the opposite to becoming near and close as neighbours) But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'  Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbour to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” Jesus had just told a story of a man who was found beaten and helpless and left for dead. When Jesus told them that a priest came by, the crowd's hopes were raised, only to fall when he passed by without helping. Next, a Levite arrived, and the crowd's hope rose once more, but he too distanced himself from the injured man, leaving the crowd wondering about who was next. The crowd might have expected a Jewish man to be the hero, and perhaps this story was about the privileged religious leaders of the day, but Jesus was not trying to make that statement, and in any case, many may have even excused the priests and Levites, knowing that priests and Levites were bound by special rules when it came to touching the dead. (Jesus was saying something else) - And the big surprise was that a despised Samaritan was the compassionate hero in the story and what he did highlighted the true meaning of mercy and loving our neighbour. Jesus is not making a point that Samaritans are better people than Jews, or that all priests and Levites are hard hearted people. The shock element of who is who in this story is more about the fact that you can't predict where and when true compassion is going to occur just by having preconceived ideas about a person's role or status or tribal identity. The parable points out that genuine mercy and compassion is always seen when one person helps another person who is in a helpless or vulnerable or deprived situation by coming close rather than by distancing themselves. And the real issue here is that Jesus proclaims showing mercy as I would say the core relational value of the Kingdom of God. And this just happens to be the answer that the smart lawyer finally gives to Jesus about ‘who is my neighbour'. The Lawyer decisively said to Jesus ‘The one who showed him mercy.' It is mercy that generates closeness and acceptance and mercy responds to the vulnerability that we all feel as limited human beings. This is also seen in God's creation even by animals of all varieties in coming to the aid of a helpless young fledgling of a totally different and distinct species. God has woven his mercy into the world of all living creatures. A big goose mothering a baby cat and a cat playing with  a baby bird (and 100 more examples) There is a lot of talk about mercy and compassion these days but sometimes it seems kind of shallow like a superficial compassion. It's more about looking merciful and virtuous than actually caring, and it's more about having the correct moral high ground than actually helping people. And that can actually lead to some needy people adopting a victim mentality where they start to see themselves as helpless and always needing to be rescued. This can be dangerous because if someone or some special identity group can convince people that they're helpless then they can control them. And in today's global culture there are people in power that cultivate that kind of dependency to stay in control. And in this parable Jesus upholds this powerful theme of mercy as the overarching core value of God's love and compassion throughout the Bible. Mercy is not only a feeling of compassion – it is a healing energy that generates concern and care and closeness like no other demonstration of love and faith. But mercy loses its healing power when it is done out of obligation or duty or condescension or guilt – that is not how God works. We see God's powerful nature of mercy and compassion on display everywhere in the Bible and we see it emphasised in the writings of at least seven of the Old Testament prophets. And David in the Psalms passionately proclaims the enduring mercy of God about ninety times.  God's mercy is first seen in the Bible in the book of Exodus Chapter 25 where God commands Moses to construct a mercy seat to cover the Ark of the Covenant which contained the presence of God in the tabernacle and the temple. It was crafted from pure gold which represented the very nature of God, and it shows how God's desire is to be intimately near to his people, not distant or removed but right at the centre of Israel's life and worship. It is the place where God meets humanity, not with condemnation but with a desire to show grace. The mercy seat was flanked by two angelic beings called cherubim, with their wings spread over it and their faces turned toward it as though even the heavenly beings are in awe of God's loving compassion expressed through His mercy and emphasizing the sacredness of this place. The nature of God's mercy is also that it does not ignore sin or negate justice because mercy gives people enough time to consider their attitudes and behaviour and change before the consequences of their behaviour overtake them.  ‘The Bible also says The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.' (Lamentations 2:22). In the New Testament God's mercy is seen in Hebrews chapter eight where God's mercy is central to our understanding of how near and close God wants to be with us. The Old Covenant focused on adherence to the Law, and people having to do rituals of washings and sacrifices to come near to him. But in the New Covenant God writes the Commandments in our hearts and Jesus comes to dwell within us and give us his heart of obedience to the Father's will in all things. ‘For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people… for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will be merciful toward their unrighteousness (being out of alignment with me), and I will remember their sins no more.” (Hebrews 8:10) God's mercy draws us close to himself by pulling us out of our self-conscious mindset of imperfection and unworthiness which makes us feel at a distance from him. Our sense of helplessness can become a pathway towards God and not a pathway into isolation.  We are called to be vessels of God's mercy in a world that desperately needs it, and the Holy Spirit within us will always be prompting us to respond mercifully to others as he carries that compassion of the Father and Jesus to those around us. Jesus was ‘moved' with compassion physically (plagchnizomai – in his inner body) when he saw the helplessness of the crowds around him. (Matthew 14:14). The Bible says that mercy triumphs over judgement (James2:13) but it also says that people who show no mercy to others will receive judgement without mercy for their wrongdoing in the form of the unpleasant consequences of their wrongdoing. This is a sad reminder of how a person can unwittingly choke off the flow of God's mercy even to their own self. The key to keeping the flow of God's mercy open is to start by opening ourselves up to God's mercy which endures forever. We make it something between God and ourselves and seek to live in his acceptance of us in our weakness and helplessness. That humble movement of our heart towards God is the truest expression of genuine faith that a person can have, and the Bible says that our hearts are purified by faith (Acts 10). From within that sea of God's mercy we can look with eyes of mercy upon another person in their helplessness and that draws us into their need. The prompting of the Holy Spirit to pray for someone in their struggles and their helplessness is an exercise of God's mercy through us, where we can have faith that God is at work supernaturally to draw that person close to him and bring them his strength and comfort. Mercy often looks like patience in everyday interactions because it resists being triggered into resentment or anger. Listening before speaking can invite a person's heart into God's mercy simply because they are being heard. Being listened to and heard can often lead to a person being healed. Mercy flows from heaven when we choose to respond with kindness rather than harshness even when someone is being difficult or insensitive. Mercy can simply be believing the best about others, even when there is reason to assume the worst. Mercy means refraining from judgment or harsh criticism and rather seeking to understand someone's vulnerability. That kind of mercy can allow a person to step out of the shadows of their own darkness and into God's transforming light. Paul OSullivan – spiritcode.podbean.com  -  pauloss@icloud.com

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Join us as we continue our study of the book of James. Mercy triumphs over justice is our subject today as we dive into James Chapter 2.

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Men in our passage today describe themselves as WOMEN. Exposed women. Nursing mothers. Gentle with their months-old infants.  No better picture illustrates love, dedication, intimacy, immediacy, need and sacrifice.This is exactly how the men want us to know what LEADERSHIP for the new Thessalonian church is like.  Leadership is like being a nursing mother to the infant church.  It is tender, it is committed, and it is exhausting. What is being a leader to the church like?  It is like a nursing mother caring for her infant.It is a "mother in full."  "I am exactly what you need. I was made exactly for this. I am equipped exactly for this.  I am gifted exactly for this. I am exactly who you need."  Let us honor today all women who have participated in this miracle.  Let us honor today all the MEN who SEE THEMSELVES in this way toward the church.  We need more men like this. bewithme.us Subscribe as a podcast at Apple, podcast addict, Spotify, Castbox, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Google podcasts, iHeart Radio, Chromechasts or even audible.  

Salvation is not the result of works, but works are the result of salvation.Salvation is not a result of work, but works are the result of faith.Salvation is not the result of works, but works accompany faith.James goes so far as to rock the 5 solas by saying: "Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is DEAD.  That is, it does not exist.  There is no such thing.Because it is my podcast, I get to make up words. Here it is.  James is calling for In-ACTIONED faith.  He wants faith on the insides to come to the outsides.  Please listen and then make faith outside.  Thanks for a 7 minute listen.  bewithme.us

Today we move from talking a good game to living a good game.  Faith is expensive, inconvenient, challenging, demonstrable, external, exposing, definable, quantifiable, and we best be ready for it.Faith alone does not exist says James. He'd want to put a small footnote on the  5 solas of the reformation: By grace alone, for the glory of God alone, by Scripture alone, in Christ alone BY FAITH ALONE.  That is actually not what James says.  He says that faith by itself, IF IT DOES NOT HAVE WORKS, is dead.  Faith demonstrates itself externally.Join for just 7 minutes while we throw some politicians under the bus.  We'll be looking hard at a practical faith. James tells us there is NO OTHER KIND.  bewithme.us to subscribe and tomorrows podcast will magically come to you.

James couldn't be stronger in his condemnation  of treating people badly based on external factors.  He uses the shabbily dressed poor as an example. It could have been dishonoring them based on country of origin, age, smoking, vaccine status, or anything else that really doesn't matter. It demonstrates a wrong view of people;a wrong view of God's activity; and even a wrong view of the character of God.  He evokes the "royal law": Love your neighbor as yourself.  We all know we love ourselves plenty; even PREFERENTIALLY.  We show POSITIVE PREFERENCE to ourselves as an example.  We should be showing POSITIVE partiality to all those who are not-like-me. We should be treating the "not-MEs" as I treat ME.Please listen 7 minutes as as you PREFERENTIALLY discriminate towards those who are not-you. Please then subscribe at bewithme.us and download on apple podcasts etc. 

If you are like me, you don't even know what PARTIALITY is.  James couldn't be stronger in his alarm at its presence in the church.  He calls it EVIL.  It is a BIG DEAL, and we don't even know it. We'd best figure this out.Partiality, at its' presentation, is a negative discrimination based on some external, superficial and ultimately STUPID factors.  These could be previous religious status, zip code, country of origin, tenure in the church, age, job description or personal habits.  The one James choses to emphasize is difference in economic status.What the BAD BEHAVIOR of partiality BETRAYS is a wrong treatment of people based ona wrong view of people based ona wrong view of the ACTIVITIES of God based ona wrong view of the CHARACTER and PERSON of GodJames doesn't like the behavior that he sees.  But what he REALLY doesn't like is the mental processes that allow it.  He is going to strike at them both. Please listen in for 7 minutes and then like, share, re-tweet, reply and subscribe at bewithme.us or bewithme.us@gmail.com

If you go before a judge, you want that Judge to be merciful! The scripture today speaks of God's mercy, his kindness and love and He wants us to be the same. Join Pastor Ken as he travels through the Epistle of James.

The message, "SUNDAY DRIVE",  for the Fifteenth  Sunday after Pentecost follows the scriptures in Isaiah 35:4-7;  Psalm 146;  James2:1-10, 14-18; and the Gospel from Mark, chapter 7, verses 24-37.  The message begins at about the 6-minute, 22-second mark and is followed by the prayers.If you would like to watch the complete Service, click on the link below:https://youtu.be/Cyf8g2Xm3Zc

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Jesus said 8 times (!) in John 15 that He wants us to bear fruit. But what does that even mean? In EP112 we said that abiding is all the stuff that no one sees. Well, fruit is the stuff EVERYONE sees (and feels, and tastes, and smells) coming from you. Welcome to my Summer Replay Series! I'm rerunning a series that first aired in Feb-March 2020 on Abiding in Christ (John 15). This replay series begins with EP108 and this is Part 6--the final episode in the Abide series. Be sure to go back and listen from the beginning.  The main point: Real fruit is the natural and inevitable outgrowth of a branch that is abiding in the Vine and is regularly and properly pruned by The Vinedresser. Fake Fruit: 1. Financial or Worldly Success 2. Flashy Ministry, Big Following, Popularity 3. Religiously following all the laws and rules of your Christian denomination 4. Perpetual self-improvement *We should not become professional fruit inspectors except: when we feed on other people's spiritual fruit or PUT OUR CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF SOMEONE. Then get all up in that fruit and fully inspect it! Real Fruit: 1. Leading people to Christ 2. Love 3. Good Works 4. Virtues of Character 5. Hearing God's voice 6. Answered prayer Don't focus on the fruit. Focus on ABIDING in Christ. Keep that connection intact and free-flowing. Submit to the pruning. The fruit WILL come. Scriptures I reference in this episode: Matthew 23:27-28 Matthew 12:33 John 15:1-17 John 13:34-35 Ephesians 2:10 James2:14-16 Colossians 1:9-12 Galatians 5:22-23 Ephesians 5:8-11 Philippians 1:9-11 Jeremiah 17:7-8 I John:3-10 II Thes 1:3 LINKS I bought my "abide" bracelet here.  Receive email updates from me! Email me at thescooponbalance@gmail.com Is the Voice in My Head God or Just Me? is available on Amazon for $19.99  Finding Your Balance is available on Amazon for $14.99 My blog: thescooponbalance.com Follow me on Pinterest I am no longer active on social media.  

The Original 12 Step Plan    Isa 40:29-31   Ps 31:14-15   “To be entirely at the disposal of God is life and liberty for us” Charles Spurgeon    Psalm 37: 3-8   1) Trust in the Lord   2) Do good    - James2:14-17   “There is a joy in holy activity which drives away the rust of discontent” Spurgeon   3) Dwell in the land   James 3:1   4) Feed on His faithfulness   5) Delight yourself in the Lord   1 Tim 6:7   6) Commit your way to the Lord  Pr 16:3 Ps 37:23-24

Who Is Forgiven?(Isa. 59:15–21)Isaiah 59 presents a startling picture of the problem of sin.Fortunately, the Bible also presents the hope of Redemption.To begin, the first question is, How many of us have sinned? TheBible is unequivocal: all of us have. Redemption, therefore, cannot bebased on lack of sin; it must be based on forgiveness (Jer. 31:34). Paulagrees. All have sinned (Rom. 3:9–20, 23); so, there can be no distinc-tion on that basis (Rom. 3:22). Those who are justified can be judged asjust, only because they receive by faith the gift of God’s righteousnessthrough the sacrifice of Christ.Read Romans 3:21–24. What are these verses telling us about how weare saved? What hope should they give us in the judgment?_____________________________________________________Most people think the question in the judgment is: Who has sinned?But that is not a question that needs to be asked, because everyone hassinned. Instead, the question is: Who is forgiven? God is just whenHe justifies “the one who has faith in Jesus” (Rom. 3:26, NRSV). Thedeciding factor in the judgment is, Who has received and continues toreceive forgiveness by having faith in Jesus?Now, it is true we are judged by works—but not in the sense thatworks save us. If so, then faith is made void (Rom. 4:14). Instead, ourworks reveal whether we truly have been saved (James 2:18).Why can’t works save us, either now or in the judgment? (See Rom.3:20, 23.)_____________________________________________________It is too late for good works, or obedience to the law, to redeemanyone. The purpose of the law in a sinful world isn’t to save butto point out sin. Instead, “faith working through love” (Gal. 5:6,NRSV), love that is poured into the heart by God’s Spirit (Rom. 5:5),demonstrates that a person has living faith in Jesus (see also James2:26).Works are an outward expression, the human manifestation of asaving faith. Hence, a true Christian experience is one in which faithis expressed in a daily commitment to the Lord that is revealed byobedience to the law. In the judgment, God uses works as evidence forHis creatures, who cannot read thoughts of faith as He can. But for theconverted person, only works following conversion, when the life isempowered by Christ and the Holy Spirit, are relevant in the judgment.The preconversion life of sin has already been washed away by theblood of the Lamb (see Romans 6).

James chapter 2:14 teaches us how faith and works are intertwined to produce a saving faith. Without works our faith is dead. We must get up off the bench and participate in the things that God has prepared for us in advance.

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Wisdom and Faith. James 2:14-26. The audio version of our YouTube Bible study.

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In this sermon, Pastor Andrew walks us through James2:14-26. What does actual saving faith look like?

James 2:14-26

James 2:1-13: My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. 2 For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, 3 and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,” 4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives? 5 Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court? 7 Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called? 8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

Jesus said 8 times (!) in John 15 that He wants us to bear fruit. But what does that even mean? In EP65 we said that abiding is all the stuff that no one sees. Well, fruit is the stuff EVERYONE sees (and feels, and tastes, and smells) coming from you. Real fruit is the natural and inevitable outgrowth of a branch that is abiding in the Vine and is regularly and properly pruned by The Vinedresser. Fake Fruit: 1. Financial or Worldly Success 2. Flashy Ministry, Big Following, Popularity 3. Religiously following all the laws and rules of your Christian denomination 4. Perpetual self-improvement *We should not become professional fruit inspectors except: when we feed on other people's spiritual fruit or PUT OUR CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF SOMEONE. Then get all up in that fruit and fully inspect it! Real Fruit: 1. Leading people to Christ 2. Love 3. Good Works 4. Virtues of Character 5. Hearing God's voice 6. Answered prayer Don't focus on the fruit. Focus on ABIDING in Christ. Keep that connection intact and free-flowing. Submit to the pruning. The fruit WILL come. Scriptures I reference in this episode: Matthew 23:27-28 Matthew 12:33 John 15:1-17 John 13:34-35 Ephesians 2:10 James2:14-16 Colossians 1:9-12 Galatians 5:22-23 Ephesians 5:8-11 Philippians 1:9-11 Jeremiah 17:7-8 I John:3-10 II Thes 1:3   LINKS Receive email updates from me! Email me at thescooponbalance@gmail.com Finding Your Balance is available on Amazon for $14.99 My blog: thescooponbalance.com Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest Note: I am currently on a social media hiatus until September 2020  

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In order for "things" to change, WE must change! It can't ALWAYS be everyone else. Admittedly, change is hard because it REQUIRES us to hold ourselves accountable and to be honest. I believe, that prayer changes EVERYTHING! Honest communication with God about the inner "issues" we ALL deal with, will give us the courage, maturity and endurance to put our faith into ACTION! "Faith without works, is dead!" James2:26

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We are saved through faith (Eph2:8). It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by the word of God (Heb11:3). Without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb11:6). Those who are of faith are blessed (Gal3:9). The righteous will live by faith (Rom1:17). We walk by faith and not by sight (2Cor5:7). Faith apart from works is dead (James2:26). Trials test the genuineness of our faith (1Pet1:7) Faith comes from hearing the word of Christ (Rom10:17).

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We all miss the mark at one point or another in our lives but we should never say that God is the one that tempts us. We are tempted and sin when we think something looks better than God. Listen as Nick tell us how to know that nothing is better than God. Support the show (https://onrealm.org/burlingtonbaptist/-/give/XVSXTRONUP)

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Faith and Works - how do they mingle? Listen in as a our ladies discuss the Scriptures together.

Ladies discuss the book of James verse by verse

Sermon given by the Rev. Ed Bacon at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, September 9, 2012. "The Choice That Makes All the Difference." Readings: Isaiah 35:4-7a; James2:1-10, 14-17; and Mark 7:24-30. For more information on All Saints Church, please visit http://www.allsaints-pas.org.

James 2: 1 - 13 - Principles in James