February 16
Lesson 12
SHOW YOUR FAITH BY YOUR WORKS
DEVOTIONAL READING: Luke 7:1–10
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: James 2:14–26
JAMES 2:14–26
KEY VERSE
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.—James 2:26
JESUS AND THE JUST REIGN OF GOD
Unit 3: Live Justly in the Reign of God
LESSONS 10–13
LESSON AIMS
After participating in this lesson, each student will be able to:
1. Summarize James’s argument that faith and works are inseparable.
2. Compare and contrast James’s use of Abraham as an example of works with Paul’s use of that patriarch as an example of faith in Romans 4.
3. Identify one way to put faith into action and do so.
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. Genuine or Counterfeit?
B. Lesson Background
I. Evaluating Genuine Faith (JAMES 2:14–19)
A. Questions Posed (vv. 14–16)
B. Proposition Advanced (v. 17)
C. Objections Anticipated (vv. 18, 19)
Visible Intercession
II. Illustrating Genuine Faith (JAMES 2:20–26)
A. Abraham (vv. 20–24)
What You See Is …
B. Rahab (v. 25)
C. Death (v. 26)
Conclusion
A. Living, Working Faith
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
Weatherly, Jon, Vicki Edwards, et al. “Show Your Faith by Your Works.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2013–2014. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson & Jonathan Underwood. Vol. 61. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2013. 210. Print.
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