Faith without works is dead

An episode of the Dr. Vincent Valentyn talks about life, the church, the kingdom of God, and leadership. podcast, hosted by Dr Vincent G Valentyn, titled "Faith without works is dead" was published on August 27, 2021 and runs 72 minutes.

August 27, 2021 ·72m · Dr. Vincent Valentyn talks about life, the church, the kingdom of God, and leadership.

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Summary

The book of James is the New Testament book of Wisdom and is traditionally classified with Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.  · The message of Christianity, like that of every other religion, is that men are saved by good works. · But the unique message of the Christian faith alone is that salvation comes by the works of the Lord Jesus Christ, not by sinners’ works. · That is our faith: it is focused on the good works of the Lord Jesus alone. Then what is James saying in this section of his letter? 1] Firstly, he is stating what the whole New Testament affirms, that every Christian saved through faith in the Son of God has this calling, to do good works. 2] Secondly, it must be said that James is putting A DIFFERENT BUT PROPER EMPHASIS on words that Paul and Peter also use. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THREE OF THESE WORDS, 1)‘faith,’ 2‘justification’ and 3) ‘works’.

Episode Description

The book of James is the New Testament book of Wisdom and is traditionally classified with Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.

· The message of Christianity, like that of every other religion, is that men are saved by good works.

· But the unique message of the Christian faith alone is that salvation comes by the works of the Lord Jesus Christ, not by sinners’ works.

· That is our faith: it is focused on the good works of the Lord Jesus alone.

Then what is James saying in this section of his letter?

1] Firstly, he is stating what the whole New Testament affirms, that every Christian saved through faith in the Son of God has this calling, to do good works.

2] Secondly, it must be said that James is putting A DIFFERENT BUT PROPER EMPHASIS on words that Paul and Peter also use.

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THREE OF THESE WORDS, 1)‘faith,’ 2‘justification’ and 3) ‘works’.