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<lesson xmlns="http://edvance360.com/v1"><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16]]></name><description><![CDATA[]]></description><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Introduction]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p><b>Required Reading: For this Unit you will need to read Dr. Scudder&#39;s book,&nbsp;<em>Commentary on the Book of James.</em>&nbsp;It is available for purchase from the church bookstore or the Academic office. You will need to read the book before the end of this unit.</b></p>

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<p>It is so hard for the natural man to understand that salvation, or heaven, is gained by faith alone apart from works. This seems so unfair to the natural mind. The natural mind does understand that it takes goodness to make it to heaven. But they don&rsquo;t understand that that goodness that is needed does not come from us doing good works. Rather it comes from the goodness of Christ.</p>

<p>Every once in a while you hear this being discussed on radio or tv. I remember once a famous Christian leader suggested that Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun famous for her work among the needy, will probably not be in heaven. Well, everyone was stunned by that statement! Yet the statement is true in that she will not make it to heaven no matter how good her works are. She will only make it if she trusts Christ.</p>

<p>But the natural man often does like the idea of contributing to his salvation. So, works are always added. Remember, works are always THE issue in speaking with unbelievers. Besides works in general, another specific work that&rsquo;s added by some is water baptism</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[]]></type></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Topic 1]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>This topic is important and easy to get wrong. I have gone to church after church and they may have everything else right, and then when they get to James 2 they mess it up. And really I think it&#39;s very clear. But even Martin Luther--and I tell you he was a great, great man of God--he just thought that the book of James wasn&#39;t part of the Canon of scripture. He was so much into grace that he couldn&#39;t accept James as being part of the Bible, because James taught a justification by works. Now don&#39;t hold that against him; remember where he came from and how far he came. The reformers didn&#39;t clear up everything, they still baptized babies among other things, and that is wrong.</p>

<p>So, I want us to look at this passage because I&#39;ve had people misuse this many times over.</p>
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]]></htmlContent></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Topic 1 Quiz]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Answer these questions based on the video you just watched. You may go back to the video if you are unsure of the answers. This quiz may be taken 3 times or until you score at least 80%</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_80_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Topic 2]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Here James asks the question that seems to directly contradict what Paul says:</p>

<p>&ldquo;Though a man say he hath faith, and have not works; can faith save him?&rdquo; Meanwhile Paul says, &ldquo;But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness&rdquo; Rom 4:5.</p>

<p>We know that Scripture properly interpreted cannot contradict itself, so how do we reconcile these two teachings from these inspired writers?</p>
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]]></htmlContent></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Topic 2 Self Check]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Answer these questions based on the video you just watched. You may go back to the video if you are unsure of the answers. This quiz may be taken 3 times or until you score at least 80%</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_81_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Topic 3]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>What part of God&rsquo;s work is left for us to do? We know Christ finished the work of salvation, so it can&rsquo;t be any part of that (Heb 10:12). Yet He left us here for a reason. We are to continue His work of testifying of God that He began (Mk 16:20). While we go out with the gospel, He goes with us Mt 28:18-20. We go out with His authority.</p>

<p>Yes, the Great Commission is a big part of this work. But the Great Commission is narrower than all of the work we can do to testify of God. &ldquo;For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them&rdquo; (Eph 2:10). These good works, not salvation works, are what James discusses here in this passage.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_82_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Topic 4]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>&ldquo;Faith without works is dead&rdquo; (Jas 2:20). If our faith does not result in good works, what good is it? Yes, we&rsquo;re going to heaven because we&rsquo;ve trusted Christ for salvation apart from any works (Jn 6:29-30; Eph 2:8-9). Yet if we&rsquo;re not going to do good works God may as well take us right to heaven at the moment we&rsquo;re saved.</p>

<p>That&rsquo;s why James tells us what he&rsquo;s going to teach us about in advance. But he makes clear he is not talking about initial salvation saying, &ldquo;Wherefore my beloved bretheren&rdquo; (Jas 1:19). &nbsp;Then he tells us his message saying, &ldquo;But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only&rdquo; (Jas 1:22). Or in other words, &ldquo;Now that you&rsquo;ve been saved, do the word!&rdquo;</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_83_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 16 Topic 5]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>The same man Paul used to illustrate justification by faith, James used to illustrate justification by works (Rom 4:3). But which came earlier in his life? Abraham&rsquo;s justification by faith or his justification by works?</p>

<p>In Romans 4:3 Paul quotes Genesis 15. At this time in his life his name was still called Abram. He was apparently eighty some years old at this time (Gen 16:16). But Abraham was many years older when he sacrificed Isaac. For when Isaac was born Abraham was 100 years old (Gen 21:5).</p>

<p>So, as expected, Abraham&rsquo;s justification by works was probably about thirty years after his justification by faith. It is also important to note that his justification by faith was before God, and his justification by works was before man.</p>
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