We all know the type. “Sure I’m a Christian,” they say. And we look at their lives thinking, “Oh Really? I never would have guessed.” James knew the type also – and he attacks them in this passage. He gives us all a reminder that: Our good works are the only part of our faith that anyone will ever see.
James 2.14-26.mp3 (somewhat defective recording)
Certain jobs are never quite completed. For example: Cleaning, cutting the grass, washing Clothes, add your (least) favorite routine item here. Christ came to this earth on a mission. He finished the job. Our redemption is complete.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the central fact of the Christian faith. Every sermon preached by every Christian in the New Testament focuses on it. There is no historical evidence of any form of early Christianity without it. Here are seven reasons to believe it really happened.
The Nature of the Dispute:
Central Reflections 