Faith Is Dead Without Works | Bibleline

Faith Is Dead Without Works | Bibleline | Pastor Jesse Martinez

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The great question of many Christians is this: is my faith dead without my works? Well, let's look in the Bible!
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@user-xg4ij5uk7u 20 күн бұрын

Everything is a Labour of Love Born again in Christ Jesus. ❤

@shieldoffaith3574 13 күн бұрын

Amen pastor Jesse! I think you just became my favorite pastor 🫡 thank you. Glory to God for your understanding of salvation. For years I was confused about this until recently

@clinteastwood457 26 күн бұрын

Sadly can't find a local church that teaches the true gospel like this one.

@shieldoffaith3574 13 күн бұрын

Where do you live?

@According_To_Matt 2 ай бұрын

Amen! Minutes 36-38 hit me like a whole truckload of bricks. "Give them a well if you want, but give them the Gospel first." I have been studying James (along with other passages) for the last few months because I've recently been feeling like I need to "do more." I was following along with you in my Bible, pausing and reading, and this sermon made it so clear for me. I want to serve him, but I'm going to stop worrying about "doing enough" and just trust, love, and follow Him. Thank you!

@wechitoteopiz7590 2 ай бұрын

Tnx Pastor for your good points. May God bless you more.

@Missmewithdat Жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏 pastor great teaching unlike the church I’m in but I’m praying for my brethren 🙏

@josephinemorgan6582 3 жыл бұрын

Amen Pastor.

@krisjustin3884 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, a great preacher! So interesting how fewer people listen to solid teaching like this. The proud, self-righteous world loves the good works gospel. Tragic!

@user-oj7xg2qj8h 8 ай бұрын

Second time I watched this and got more out of it Thank you so much for truth

@BibleLine 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! We actually have quite a few messages on James 2; some short and some long. - Trent

@allysonp2254 2 жыл бұрын

Amen! Excellent where you used multiple scripture references/comparisons, to prove NO ONE has ever been or will ever be saved by works (including "OT saints")!!! Dr. Cucuzza's recent sermon ... "How Much of the Bible is for Us Today", is also wonderful to help people understand this truth!

@SukatFishing Жыл бұрын

Loved it! Bless you

@BibleLine Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! - Trent

@Rundu1987 2 жыл бұрын

Great Sermon.

@BibleLine 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@sathishperiasamy21 Жыл бұрын

Is faith active or passive? Pastor ...

@BibleLine Жыл бұрын

Faith is something you choose to have. You choose to believe something or not believe something. Faith without any works will save you into eternal life. Faith without any works will not be much profit to anyone though. Compared to works, faith is obviously passive in that aspect. You have to get up and be active and do something to actually profit people. My faith alone won’t go and get a loaf of bread for my poor brother. My works will. Nevertheless, our faith in Jesus Christ saved us into eternal life; guaranteed. - Trent

@krisjustin3884 2 жыл бұрын

In James 2:14, the word ‘him’ in ‘can faith save him‘ is not a reflexive pronoun, so it doesn’t refer to the man without faith, but refers to the ‘poor’ as in ‘but ye have despised the poor’ in James 2:6. This is because both the pronoun ‘him’ and ‘poor’ are both accusative, masculine and singular! Therefore, James 2:14 is saying, ‘ can faith save the poor’? This again shows that James is not writing about losing salvation without good works.

@BibleLine 2 жыл бұрын

We are in total agreement about the no loss of salvation or works to maintain salvation, but that understanding of James 2:14 cannot be correct. The “him” is referring back to the audience of James. He is talking to already SAVED believers. He says that “at the judgment” your “faith” will profit you nothing. The judgment isn’t BASED on faith or non faith here. This is clearly a reference to the judgment seat of Christ to all believers BASED upon their works. So James’ point is: BELIEVER, you need to work beyond that of just having faith. The work is to “profit,” and not to be saved. It is for rewards in heaven. Your conclusion of deducing “him” to only mean the poor would (if I interpret you correctly) only result in the same issue that many have with James 2. Thanks for all of the support Kris. - Trent

@krisjustin3884 2 жыл бұрын

I follow your logic Trent, yet the grammar for some reason doesn’t quite fit this semantic understanding. I’m puzzled why the pronoun ‘him’ is not reflexive. Besides the word ‘save’ does not always mean save from hell, so perhaps this means the poor are not being saved from their poverty or starvation. Anyway, I much appreciate your response and will give this more thought. I know grammatical and semantic meaning don’t always match in Greek! :)