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Saved By Grace?
Saved By Grace.....Not By Works!
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved,
through faith—and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God — 9 not by works, so that
no one can boast.
James 2:14, 17
Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters,
if someone claims to have faith but has no
deeds? Can such faith save them?
Claiming to have faith is only saying I have faith, it is NOT PROOF of real faith.
It is only a man professing to have faith. James is teaching one can say he has faith,
but there is nothing about his life that indicates it.
17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not
accompanied by action, is dead.
So which is it? Are we saved by grace alone
and not by works as the apostle Paul teaches,
or is it grace plus works as the apostle James
seems to be teaching?
James 2:20
You foolish person, do you want evidence that
faith without deeds is useless?
James certainly appears to contradict Paul’s teaching:
Galatians 3:24
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to
bring us unto Christ, that we might be
justified by faith.
Are James and Paul teaching a different gospel?
To the person who looks at it without spiritual
eyes, it will appear that way. But for we who
trust and know the absolute truth of scripture…..
we know…..there are no contradictions in
scripture and all scripture can and must be
reconciled together.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful
for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness,17 so that the servant of God may
be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
I have come to understand that Paul and James
do not contradict each other or teach a different
gospel. Their teachings can and must be
reconciled with no contradiction.
Here is how I came to reconcile their teachings
together. Paul is teaching the good news of
the gospel— salvation comes by faith alone
in Jesus Christ and it is a GIFT FROM GOD.
Ask yourself, can anyone earn a gift? If you
must earn your gift, it is not a gift…..you are
receiving your wages for working.
Paul says it is not so.
Romans 3:28
28 For we maintain that a person is justified by
faith apart from the works of the law.
Paul is evangelizing in his teaching on salvation;
James is not. James is speaking to saints and
instructing us on Christian living. His teaching
is: “YOU SAY you have faith so SHOW ME that
YOU DO have faith by your works….by your
actions, so that those who do not have faith
WILL SEE yours!
As followers of Christ, we do not have a halo
over our heads nor do we have a large “C” on
our foreheads allowing others to know we are
followers of Jesus Christ. The only way anyone
will see our faith in Christ is by our works.
James is not teaching we are saved by our faith
plus works. He is instructing us that our faith in
Christ does NO ONE (including ourselves) any
good unless our faith is also accompanied with
works. By my works I know my faith in Christ
is alive and active in me. By my works, I hope
and pray those who do not know Christ will see
my faith in Christ and come to desire what I
have and follow Him.
As for me, I will never ever try to work my way
into heaven again. I refuse.
It is impossible for me to earn it.
I choose rather to enter His rest.
Hebrews 4:10
10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests
from their works, just as God did from his.
I trust Jesus completely to save me. I enter His
rest. He is my only hope for my salvation.
John 6:28-29
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to
do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered,“ The work of God is this: to
believe in the one he has sent.”
Praise God…..It’s all about Jesus….by His
work on the cross……we are saved.
God loves you and so do I!
I Will Rest In You!
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- What Child Is This?
- Jesus! That's My King!
- Saved by Grace (New)
- Godly Sorrow (New!)
- God's Narrow Path
- Forgiveness! (New!)
- To Be Called A KERYX
- Pharaoh's hardened heart
- Who Did Jesus Die For?
- See Jesus Videos
- The Cross Dividing Line
- Is God A Triune Being?
- God's Unbroken Promise
- Who is the Antichrist?
- Debating Unbelievers
- Isaiah 53 Suffering Messiah
- Psalm 22 Suffering Messiah
- Jesus Fulfills All Scripture
- Raise Jesus On A Cross
- When May Christ Return?
- The Rapture-Bible Evidence
- From the Authors Heart
- Lessons/Quotes of God
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Jesus Speaks in Parables
- Meditating on God
- Is God A Loving Father?
- Broken Relationship With God
- God is Your Friend
- Finishing The Race
- Psalms written to our Lord
- Christian Action Sharing God
- God is asking you.
- God Listens- A Video to See
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- God's Creation Story
- Commentary on Book of Romans
- Miracle Short Story
- God Loves You His Child
- Creation/Evolution Quiz
- Prophecy found in Bible
- I Want Jesus Back!
- Answers In Genesis
- John Ankerberg Apologetics
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- Link to Us
- Profession of Faith
- Contact Author
- Content in "I See Him! Book
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- Buy Ken's Book Now!
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