I have heard before that faith without works is dead, but I didn’t think this sentence was of any importance. But I found that in front of this sentence there is "the body without soul is dead", which undoubtedly turned the following sentence that faith without works is dead into an explosive statement, because all the arguments are connected to faith, so what It is the actions God says become very important. So I thought of Matthew 7:21 which says that only those who obey the will of the Heavenly Father can enter the kingdom of heaven. However, the current path taken by the world is all about pursuing knowledge, and even opposes any observance of God’s commandments. I think that is legalism, Pharisees, but according to this verse if you want to have faith, then the relative behavior of obeying God's will must occur in order to have the hope of eternal life. A344

1. Disciple Building Sharing
A344 Faith without works is dead
The body without soul is dead, It is the
spirit that makes people alive, Faith
tested, joy

2. Preface
• I have heard before that faith without works is dead, but I
didn’t think this sentence was of any importance. But I found
that in front of this sentence there is "the body without soul is
dead", which undoubtedly turned the following sentence that
faith without works is dead into an explosive statement,
because all the arguments are connected to faith, so what It is
the actions God says become very important. So I thought of
Matthew 7:21 which says that only those who obey the will of
the Heavenly Father can enter the kingdom of heaven.
However, the current path taken by the world is all about
pursuing knowledge, and even opposes any observance of
God’s commandments. I think that is legalism, Pharisees, but
according to this verse if you want to have faith, then the
relative behavior of obeying God's will must occur in order to
have the hope of eternal life. A344

3. Outline
• A344 Faith without works is dead
• The body is dead without soul
• It is the spirit that makes people alive
• Faith tested
• joy

4. Faith without works is dead
• James. 2:26 “For as the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without works is dead also.”
• Luke. 23:46 “And when Jesus had cried out with a
loud voice, He said, ‘Father, ‘into Your hands I
commit My spirit."' Having said this, He breathed
His last.”
• 2Cor. 5:8 “We are confident, yes, well pleased
rather to be absent from the body and to be
present with the Lord.”

5. It is the Spirit who gives life
• 1Cor. 12:7 “But the manifestation of the Spirit
is given to each one for the profit of all:”
• John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the
flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to
you are spirit, and they are life. ”

6. The body is dead without soul
• 1 Kings 17:20-22 20 Then he called to the
LORD and said, "O LORD my God, have you
done harm to this widow because I am a
stranger in her house and her son has died?"
21 Elijah fell on the child three times and
called to the LORD. He said, "O LORD my God,
let this child's soul return to his body!" 22 The
LORD answered Elijah's words, and the boy's
soul returned to his body, and he lived.

7. The body is dead without soul
• Luke 8:54-56 54 Jesus took her by the hand
and called, "Daughter, get up!" 55 Her spirit
came back, and she got up immediately. Jesus
told her to give her something to eat. 56 Her
parents were surprised. Jesus told them not to
tell anyone what he had done.

8. faith without works is dead
• Heb. 12:2 “looking unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set
before Him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the
throne of God.”
• 2Cor. 4:13 “And since we have the same spirit of
faith, according to what is written, "I believed and
therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore
speak,”
• works =speak

9. faith without works is dead
• 2Cor. 13:5 “Examine yourselves as to whether
you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not
know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--
unless indeed you are disqualified.”
• 1John. 5:4 “For whatever is born of God
overcomes the world. And this is the victory that
has overcome the world--our faith.”
• Heb. 4:2 “For indeed the gospel was preached to
us as well as to them; but the word which they
heard did not profit them, not being mixed with
faith in those who heard it.”

10. faith without works is dead
• James. 2:22 “Do you see that faith was working
together with his works, and by works faith was
made perfect?”
• Rom. 4:19 “And not being weak in faith, he did
not consider his own body, already dead (since he
was about a hundred years old), and the
deadness of Sarah's womb.”
• James. 2:22 “Do you see that faith was working
together with his works, and by works faith was
made perfect?”

11. Work
• Matt. 7:21 “‘Not everyone who says to Me, ’Lord,
Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he
who does the will of My Father in heaven.”
• Work = does the will of My Father in heaven
• Matt. 7:22 “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast
out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?'”
• Matt. 7:23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I
never knew you; depart from Me, you who
practice lawlessness!'”

12. Faith tested
• James. 1:2 “My brethren, count it all joy when
you fall into various trials,”
• James. 1:3 “knowing that the testing of your
faith produces patience.”
• James. 1:4 “But let patience have its perfect
work, that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking nothing.”

13. Joy
• 3John. 1:4 “I have no greater joy than to hear
that my children walk in truth.”
• Rom. 15:13 “Now may the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace in believing, that you
may abound in hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit.”

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