FAITH AND ACTIONS WORK TOGETHER
James 2:1-26
Key Verse 2:22 “You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.”
1. What problem in the church does James address (1-4)? Why is favoritism based on social status wrong? (5-7) Why should we not despise the poor? (5)
2. What is the royal law found in Scripture and what freedom does it give us? (8, cf. Matthew 22:37-39) How does showing favoritism break this law and make us lawbreakers? (9-11) What does “mercy triumphs over judgment” mean?
3. What kind of faith is dead faith? (14-17) What is the relationship between faith and our actions? (18) Why isn’t it sufficient just to believe in God? (19)
4. How did Abraham’s faith and actions work together? (21-24) Why was Rahab the prostitute considered righteous? (25) How can we have living and active faith?