Outline—James 2:14–16

1. Saying without doing proves deficient faith (vv. 14–17)
2. Saying without doing proves doomed faith (vv. 18–20)
3. Saying without doing proves dead faith (vv. 21–26)
4. Saying and doing proves durable faith (v. 22ff)

Take Home Points

• The focus of church charity begins with God’s people locally.
• Be certain your faith is one that is uniquely different than a “demon’s faith.”
• Be a friend of God.
• Works of charity have nothing to do with deeds of gratitude that originate from a thankful heart of a believer.

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Refer to Psalm 19. God’s law gives freedom. It is not a law of fear, but instills joy in God’s precepts. If you cross the boundaries of the law, you become a slave to sin and lose your freedom.

Outline—James 2:8–13

1. Law of Liberty Recap (v. 8)
2. Law of Liberty Broken (v. 9)
3. Law of Liberty Integrity (vv. 10–11)
4. Law of Liberty’s Internal Guide (v. 12)
5. Law of Liberty Vindicated (v. 13)

Take Home Points

• Christian freedom still has laws (Hebrews 4:13). Maturity has guiding principles—it is never at a loss of how to act.
• Granted mercy demands imitation.
• Mercy does not triumph at the expense of justice; the triumph of mercy is based on the atonement wrought on the cross of Calvary (Edmund Hiebert).

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Outline—James 2:1–13

1. Introduced (v. 1)
2. Illustrated (vv. 2–4)
3. Explained (vv. 5–11)
4. Applied (vv. 12–13)

Take Home Points

• Let the Scripture be your heritage and standard (v. 12a).
• Let love be your law (v. 12b).
• Let mercy be your message (v. 13).

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Outline—James 1:26–27

1. Talk: Bridle the tongue (v. 26)—Keep your tongue in check
2. Act: Show mercy (v. 27)—Get your hands dirty helping people inneed
3. Guard: Keep yourself undefiled (v. 27)—Keep yourself clean fromthe filth of this world

Take Home Points

• Words can give your religion a hollow ring (hasty word, shading of truth, hidden innuendo, questionable jokes).
• Counterfeit religion is nothing more than external formalism.

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