The document discusses the relationship between faith and works. It summarizes the perspectives of James and Paul, arguing that they do not contradict each other. James emphasizes that true faith is demonstrated through works, while Paul emphasizes that salvation comes through faith alone, not works. The document identifies three types of faith: dead faith with no works, demonic faith that knows facts but does not transform lives, and dynamic faith that is demonstrated through obedience and good works. It concludes that Christians are saved by grace through faith to do good works, not by works themselves.

2. JESUS’WORKS,
YOURWORKS

3. 14 What good is it, my brothers and
sisters, if someone claims to have faith
but has no deeds? Can such faith save
them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister
is without clothes and daily food.
JAMES 2:14-26

4. 16 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? 17 In the same
way, faith by itself, if it is not
accompanied by action, is dead.
JAMES 2:14-26

5. 18 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. 19 You believe that
there is one God. Good! Even the
demons believe that—and shudder.
JAMES 2:14-26

6. 20 You foolish person, do you want
evidence that faith without deeds is
useless? 21 Was not our father Abraham
considered righteous for what he did
when he offered his son Isaac on the
altar?
JAMES 2:14-26

7. 22 You see that his faith and his actions
were working together, and his faith
was made complete by what he
did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled
that says, “Abraham believed God, and
it was credited to him as
righteousness,” and he was called God’s
friend.
JAMES 2:14-26

8. 24 You see that a person is considered
righteous by what they do and not by
faith alone. 25 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?
JAMES 2:14-26

9. 26 As the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
JAMES 2:14-26

10. TRUSTINGINTHE
ONEWHO’SDONE
EVERYTHING

11. PLUGGING
IN

12. It culminates with Jesus’ work
through us to love, and to serve, and
to give. Not so that God would love
us, but because in Christ he already
has. Not so that God would accept us,
but because in Christ he already does.

13. DOESJAMES
CONTRADICT
PAUL?

14. PAUL JAMES
writing primarily to Gentiles writing primarily to
Christians (Jews)
primarily focused on how we
become Christians
primarily focused on what it
means to live as a Christian

15. Reconciling
paulandjames

16. FRIENDSDON’T
NEEDTOBE
RECONCILED.

17. They’re friends; they get along fine.
And Paul’s not afraid to have a conflict
with somebody. He does with Peter. It
never says that about Paul and James.
They get along fine. We need to look at
the relationship that they have.

18. HORIZONTAL&
VERTICAL
FAITH

19. James emphasizes horizontal faith; Paul,
vertical faith. Once you’re connected to
God, God wants to connect you with
people so you can love and serve them the
way that he’s loved and served you, and
that his love and service for you and in you
would flow through you.

20. END&
BEGINNINGOF
SALVATION

21. James emphasizes the end of salvation
and Paul the beginning.
You can’t meet Jesus and not change.

22. THE
RELIGIOUS&
THELOST

23. James emphasizes religious, lazy
people, and Paul, lost people. Ritual
has become for them routine. Paul is
talking to lost people.

24. COMPLETE
FAITH&
COMPETING
FAITH

25. James emphasizes works that complete
faith; Paul emphasizes works that
compete with faith.
There’s a big difference.

26. Works that compete with faith are
religious routines, and traditions, and
rituals, or just morality, or spirituality
that compete with faith in the finished
work of Jesus. There’s a difference
between works that compete with
faith and works that complete faith.

27. THREEkinds
offaith

28. DEAD
FAITH

29. 14 What good is it, my brothers and
sisters, if someone claims to have faith
but has no deeds? Can such faith save
them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister
is without clothes and daily food.
JAMES 2:14-17

30. 16 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? 17 In the same
way, faith by itself, if it is not
accompanied by action, is dead.
JAMES 2:14-17

31. Dead faith is all lip service and no
lifestyle. Dead faith is a profession of
faith that you do not practice because
you do not possess. Dead faith is lip
service, not lifestyle.

32. fruitlessness

33. Church doesn’t save; Christ saves.
Tradition doesn’t save; Christ saves.
Religion doesn’t save; Christ saves. It’s
not what you do, it’s not what the
church does, it’s what Jesus does and
whether or not you trust him.

34. You’re rooted in morality, you’re
rooted in religion, you’re rooted in
spirituality, you’re rooted in tradition,
but you’re not rooted in Christ, so
there’s no life in you, there’s no life
through you. The result is, it’s
fruitless. It’s fruitless.

35. DEmonic
FAITH

36. 18 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. 19 You believe that
there is one God. Good! Even the
demons believe that—and shudder.
JAMES 2:18-19

37. Do these things, and then God will love
you, and God will save you, and God
will forgive you.

38. Religion and Christianity are different,
and all religions are works. You work
hard and save yourself. In Christianity,
Jesus does all the work, you just trust
him.

39. SAVIORINTHE
MIRROR

40. These people are having this argument
with the faith people. So, the works
people are having an argument with
the faith people. And the faith people
are faith minus works.

41. LIKEA
DEMON

42. There are versions of this in
Christianity. There are whole churches
and denominations that basically take
one of these options: the faith option
or the works option, and both are
demonic.

43. RELIGIOUS
PEOPLEDON’T
KNOWHIM,BUT
THEDEMONSDO

44. Some of you have dead faith, and some
of you have demonic faith. You know
who Jesus is, but you don’t love him.
You’re not responding to him. His life
has not overtaken your life.

45. THREEASPECTS
OFDEMONICFAITH

46. ITSKNOWLEDGE
DOESN’T
TRANSFORM

47. Demonic faith has information but
not transformation.

48. ITDOESN’T
LOVEJESUS

49. Demonic faith knows about Jesus but
does not love Jesus.

50. IT’S
REBELLIOUS
ANDNOT
REPENTANT

51. Demonic faith is rebellious and not
repentant. Some of you know who
Jesus is and you disobey and you rebel.

52. Dead faith does not produce fruitful
living. Demonic faith is entirely,
exclusively, continually theological and
theoretical. It’s not practical; it’s not
actual.

53. DYNAMIc
FAITH

54. 20 You foolish person, do you want
evidence that faith without deeds is
useless? 21 Was not our father Abraham
considered righteous for what he did
when he offered his son Isaac on the
altar?
JAMES 2:20-26

55. 22 You see that his faith and his actions
were working together, and his faith
was made complete by what he
did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled
that says, “Abraham believed God, and
it was credited to him as
righteousness,” and he was called God’s
friend.
JAMES 2:20-26

56. 24 You see that a person is considered
righteous by what they do and not by
faith alone. 25 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?
JAMES 2:20-26

57. 26 As the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
JAMES 2:20-26

58. The real problem with religion is, “Be
a good person and save yourself.”

59. ABRAHAM

60. 21 Was not our father Abraham
considered righteous for what he did
when he offered his son Isaac on the
altar? 22 You see that his faith and his
actions were working together, and his
faith was made complete by what he
did.
JAMES 2:21-23

61. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that
says, “Abraham believed God, and it
was credited to him as righteousness,”
and he was called God’s friend.
JAMES 2:21-23

62. OBEDIENCE

63. Faith is not just what we believe
internally, it’s how we behave
externally.

64. RAHAB

65. 24 You see that a person is considered
righteous by what they do and not by
faith alone. 25 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?
JAMES 2:24-26

66. 26 As the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
JAMES 2:24-26

67. TRUST

68. As soon as Rahab converted, her life
started changing. She wasn’t perfect,
but she was different.

69. SAVEDBYGRACE
THROUGHFAITH,
TODOGOOD
WORKS

70. 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.
EPHESIANS 2:8-10

71. 10 For we are God’s
handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to
do good works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do.
EPHESIANS 2:8-10

72. Jesus’ work for you on the cross
through the empty tomb. It’s Jesus’
work in you. It’s Jesus’ work through
you. It’s all Jesus’ work.

73. You’re saved by grace through faith in
Christ alone to good works that God
has prepared in advance for you to
do. That results in great joy, the
greatest joy of all.

74. Internal devotion to God, which is
faith, produces external devotion to
God, which is works, because a good
tree bears good fruit.

75. STARTTRUSTING
JESUS

76. FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL
Presented By:
Ptr. Alvin Gutierrez
FCC Main
4PM Afternoon Worship Service
April 10, 2016
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