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4th Sunday in November
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James 2:13-26

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over
judgment.

What use is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith, but he has no works? Can
that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily
food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet
you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well
say, "You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and
I will show you my faith by my works." You believe that God is one. You do well;
the demons also believe, and shudder. But are you willing to recognize, you foolish
fellow, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified
by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? You see that faith was
working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; and the
Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned
to him as righteousness," and he was called the friend of God."

You see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith alone. And in the same
way was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works, when she received the messengers
and sent them out by another way? For just as the body without the spirit is dead,
so also faith without works is dead. James 2:13-26 (NAS)
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Questions:

So faith, if it has no works is d______. Faith without works is u________.

"Was not Abraham was justified by _______ when he offered up Isaac his son on the
altar?

You see that faith was working with what?
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Suggested Bible Reading for Month:

November 1-7:New Testament -- 1 Timothy 6:1 - Titus 2:15. Old Testament -- Jeremiah
23 - Jeremiah 38.

November 8-14: New Testament -- Titus 3:1 - Hebrews 5:14. Old Testament -- Jeremiah
39 - Jeremiah 52.
November 15-21: New Testament -- Hebrews 6:1 - Hebrews 12:29. Old Testament -- Lamentations
1 - Ezekiel 16.
November 22-30: New Testament -- Hebrews 13:1 - 1 Peter 3:22. Old Testament -- Ezekiel
17 - Ezekiel 35.
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Easy-to-Read Version:

Yes, you must show mercy to other people. If you do not show mercy, then God will
not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand
without fear when he is judged.

My brothers and sisters, if a person says that he has faith, but does nothing, then
that faith is worth nothing. Can faith like that save him? No! A brother or sister
in Christ might need clothes or might need food to eat. And you say to that person,
"God be with you! I hope you stay warm and get plenty to eat." You say these things,
but you don't give that person those things he needs. If you don't help that person,
your words are worth nothing.

It is the same with faith. If faith does nothing, then that faith is dead, because
it is alone. A person might say, "You have faith, but I do things. Show me your
faith! Your faith does nothing. I will show you my faith by the things I do." You
believe there is one God. Good! But the demons believe, too! And they shake with
fear. You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth
nothing? Abraham is our father. Abraham was made right with God by the things he
did. He offered (gave) his son Isaac to God on the altar. So you see that Abraham's
faith and the things he did worked together. His faith was made perfect by the things
he did. This shows the full meaning of the Scripture that says: "Abraham believed
God. And God accepted Abraham's faith. That faith made Abraham right with God."
Abraham was called "God's friend."

So you see that a person is made right with God by the things he does. He cannot
be made right by faith only. Another example is Rahab. Rahab was a prostitute.
But she was made right with God by something she did: She helped the spies [for
God's people]. She welcomed them into her home and helped them escape by a different
road. A person's body that does not have a spirit is dead. It is the same with faith--faith
that does nothing is dead! James 2:13-26 (ERV)
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