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When Faith Doesn’t Work
February 1, 2026 / Crossroads Community Church
When Faith Doesn’t Work
James 2:14-26
Down to Earth Faith: James Part 5
February 1, 2026
James and Paul
Different : Paul stresses the of salvation; James stresses the after salvation
Different : Paul looks at life from ; James looks at it from a
James and Paul one another. Paul was explaining how . James is examining how
James 2:14
The Reformers: “We are justified by , but not by .”
James 2:15-16
This faith is involved in the, not indifferent to .
James 2:17
unaccompanied by is .
James 2:18
If your faith doesn’t , you
James 2:19-20
Faith without activity is an like that of !
Abraham and Rahab: Different but evidence the
James 2:21-24
Abraham was saved by (Genesis 15:6), but he proved that faith by(Genesis 22).
James 2:25
Rahab was saved by (Hebrews 11:31), and she demonstrated the reality of her faith by lending help to the Israelites (Joshua 2; 6:17-27).
James 2:26
When there’s there is .
Charles Spurgeon: “The child of God works not for life, but from life; he does not work to be saved, he works because he is saved.”