Favorite Nuggets #2

I recently finished James 2.
Nuggets were, of course, plentiful.
Join me in a quick scripture recap snack :)!



James 2:
1 My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.

4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?
12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. 

14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone
26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

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James 2 was a really nice read.

It was convicting to start the chapter off with the simple realization that "favoritism" is sin.

God compares favoritism with murder and adultery.

They are all equal in the eyes of God and are judged just the same.

Also, as the chapter progresses, you get the sense that James is not talking to "new believers".

He is stirring up the faith of people who have known, believed and been walking with the Lord for some time.

He brings up scriptures from the Old Testament as if to say "remember this? remember RAHAB? remember Abrahams story...?"

It is pretty neat to see the audience he is writing to and realizing that God is writing the same message to us as seasoned believers.

Faith is just the beginning but it is by faith that our works should be present in our lives.

By faith Abraham lead his son to the altar believing GOD would raise him from the dead or provide a sacrifice because of Gods original promise to him and Sarah.

That is the faith that James is seeking in these believers.
And it is the same faith that God is seeking in me and you.

Do we bear fruit?

John 15 compliments this chapter well.

People know us by our faith and by our faith we bear fruit.

We bear the fruit of the good works that the bible says "God has already prepared for us to walk in."

God already prepared the good works.

By faith you get to see his plan and path played out!

Oh, how I love the Lord and all that He does.

Even in our faith it is Him providing the works and fruit for us.

Faith alone is the ticket in, but by our works you will see our faith.

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Don't get discouraged.

God loves you, He is only asking you to have the faith that allows the world to see that you are HIS.

The faith that tells the non-believer at work "I'm praying for you.".

The faith that has you invite someone to a bible study.

The faith that allows you to be salt of this world...

I am convicted on this one big time and I really write to my own heart.

Praying you are all blessed in heart, mind and soul today by the Father of Heavenly lights :)

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