Topics: James 1-2, James 2:14-25, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:1-5, Romans 11:6, James’ View of Faith And Works, Paul’s Teaching on Grace And Faith, The Role of Works in Salvation, Abraham’s Faith Versus Works Debate, The Concept of Being Justified by Faith, Contrasting Definitions of the Law, The Law as Liberty Versus Death, James’ Perspective on the Law of Moses, Paul’s Critique of Legalism, Faith Without Works Versus Faith Alone, The Perfect Law of Liberty in James, Ministry of Death in Paul’s Teaching, The Relationship Between Faith and Righteousness, Abraham’s Journey of Faith In Genesis, The Thief on the Cross and Salvation, Contextual Misinterpretations Of James, Gaslighting In Religious Debates, Red Herrings In Theological Discussions, The Role Of Pastors in Church Doctrine, Questioning Traditional Church Hierarchies, Misuse Of The Title “Pastor,” Donations And Power Dynamics In Ministries, Cult-Like Behaviors In Church Leadership, Judging Faith by Works Or Belief, The Spirit Versus the Flesh in Galatians, How Law Observance Influences Sin, Blessings in Christ Versus Blessings by Works, Conviction by the Law Versus Grace, James And Paul On Hearing and Doing, The Historical Context Of James’ Epistle, The Jerusalem Council And Grace, Peter’s Conflict With James, Jesus’ Teachings Versus James’ Epistle, The Bread Of Life in John 6, Works Of The Law Versus Works of Faith, Covenant Mixture Teachings, New Covenant Community Challenges, The Purpose of James in The Bible, Cognitive Dissonance In Doctrine, The Impact Of Legalism On Believers, False Narratives from Church Traditions, Identifying Religious Double-Talk, Freedom In Christ Versus Law Bondage, Faith as a Gift Of God, Judging Others Based On Works, Good Works As A Product Of Faith, Paul’s View Of the Body Of Christ

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Topics: James, Faith Without Works, James 1, James 2, James 2:14-24, Most Pastors Won’t Teach Truth About James, James and Paul Did Not Agree, Don’t Take James Out of the Bible, Works of the Law, I Would Agree If I Could Proof-Text, Read James 1 and 2 Together, James Written Before Acts 15, Acts 21 James Rebukes Paul for Not Teaching Law of Moses, Proof-texing John 6:29 Only Way to Say James and Jesus Agreed, 5-Page Letter and Proof-texting, James 1 and 2 Reveals Context of Faith Without Works Is Dead, James Teaches Law Plus Jesus, Lists Multiple Commandments in the Law then Says Faith Without These Deeds Are Dead, Take Care of Widows Orphans and Less Fortunate, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Do Not Murder, Do Not Commit Adultery, James 2:14, James 2:15, James 2:16, James 2:17, James 2:18, James 2:19, James 2:20, James 2:21, James 2:22, James 2:23, James 2:24, Be a Doer of the Word, Logon, Implanted Word Able to Save Your Soul, That Which is Said is the Law, Address to Those Under the Law, To the 12 Tribes, We Will Do Everything in the Law, Exodus 19, If You This You Will Be Blessed, Look into Perfect Law Of Liberty and Do, Blessed in Your Doing, Deuteronomy 8, If you Do This I Will Bless You, Law of Liberty and Royal Law is James Describing Law of Moses, Jews Did not Have a Law of Liberty or Royal Law, Don’t Be a Hearer But a Doer, Be Ye Doers, What Jesus said in John 6 Compared to What James said in James 2, James Says the Opposite, The Work of God is to Believe in the One Whom He Has Sent, The Work of God Is Not the Work of the Law, Jesus Says Nothing About Specific Response of Faith, What Works to Do to Get Food that Doesn’t Spoil, He Just Fed the 5,000, They Wanted More Food, Compares Himself to the Manna Fed to Ancestors, Food From Heaven that Did not Spoil, He is that Bread, Believe in Him and You are Doing the Work Required, James Lists Specific Things to Do and Jesus Doesn’t Do That, If You Read James 1 and 2 Together You’ll See that Faith Without Works Is Dead Is Works of the Law, Double-Talk, Works of Judaism With Jesus

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Topics: Matthew 16:26, Gain Whole World, Forfeit Your Soul, Forfeit a Gift, Free Will, Hebrews 6, Fall Away, Taste But Not Swallow, Drink in the Rain, Temple Work, Difference in Spirit Soul and Body, Psyche, Mind Free Will and Emotions, Thinker Chooser and Feeler, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, What Would it Profit a Man if He Gains the Whole World and Forfeits His Soul, Context of Matthew 16 begins at Verse 24, Law-Based Teaching, Impossible Standard, Gaining Whole World Financially Proved Jew Was Following Commandments, Trade-Off System, Deuteronomy 8, Can’t Serve Both God and Money, Matthew 6, Easier For Camel to Go Through Eye of Needle, Matthew 19 and Mark 10, Who Can Be Saved, Doing Something Sinful to Earn Money Won’t Forfeit a Christian’s Soul, Forfeiting Soul Doesn’t Compare to Forfeiting a Gift, God’s Gift Not Same as Human Gift, His Gift if Life of Christ, Romans 6, You’ve Received Life, Colossians 2, Christ Who is Your Life, Colossians 3, You Can Only Forfeit the Gift of Life If Christ No Longer Lives, Romand 6 and Hebrews 7 says He lives Forever, Forfeit Being Born From Earthly Parents, John 1 Says You’re His Child, John 3 Says You’ve Been Born Again, If you Denied Being Born From Parents You Still Have Free Will, Hebrews 6 Is About Unbelievers, Directed at Hebrews Doing Temple Work, Never Believed, Taste-Tested, Drinking in the Rain Is Believing God About His Son, They Fell Away Back Toward Animal Blood Sacrifices Rather Than Believe in Sacrifice of Jesus, Dead Works, Walk Away From Salvation Not Possible, 1 John 2:19, They Went From Us Because Never Part of Us Were Unbelievers, Believers Can’t Walk Away From Life of Christ Therefore Can’t Forfeit Soul

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