Faith That Lives

Question: Why do we find ourselves needing both rest and struggle to feel alive?

Dual: Two Contrasting things that have harmony with one another

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

“…God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” – Acts 15:7b-11

“For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.” – Romans 3:28

“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Romans 5:1

“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” – Romans 10:13

“Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.” – Galatians 2:16

Just an alleged faith is a dead faith

Just an intellectual faith is a dead faith

Just an emotional faith is a dead faith

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And that is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” – Ephesians 2:8-10

Know -> Be -> Do

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” – James 1.22

“For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.” – James 2.26

Grace -> Faith <-> Grace ->

Gospel Takeaway: Salvation in Jesus is by faith alone, but real faith never lives alone