1.1 THE DEATH OF BOASTING
2.1 The meaning of law
2.2 The law that would not work
2.3 The law that does work
1.2 THE CONCLUSION
2.1 Justification is not by lawkeeping
2.2 Justification is by faith
3.1 MAKING FAITH A WORK
By faith not through faith
4.1 Then there is room for boasting
4.2 Then the law is not established (see Romans 3:31)
1.3 THE DIFFERENCE WITH JAMES
2.1 The nature of the faith
3.1 Romans 3:28 deals with possession
3.2 James 2:17 deals with profession
2.2 The viewpoint on the faith
3.1 Romans 3:28 looks at Gods inspection
3.2 James 2:17 looks at mans inspection
1.4 A LOOK AT JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ACCORDING TO JAMES
2.1 A profession of faith without action is evidence of lack of faith
3.1 THE QUESTION
3.2 A HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE
3.3 THE PRONOUNCEMENT
2.2 True faith is demonstrated to others by actions
3.1 THE CHALLENGE
3.2 INTELLECTUAL ASSENT
3.3 THE EXAMPLES
4.1 Abraham James 2:20-24
4.2 Rahab James 2:25-26
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. (NKJV)
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