Small Group Discussion
James: Faith in Action
- Did anything stand out from this passage or message on Sunday?
- Read James 2:14
- What is profitable or will help you most in your Christian life? What role do works play in a Christian’s life? What does it mean in verse 14 when it says can Faith save him?
- Read James 2:15-17
- When reading this text what does dead faith mean?
- Read James 2:18-19
- What is the objector saying in these verses? Do demons have correct theology? (Do they have accurate knowledge of God?) Why is good theology important, and why is it not enough all by itself?
- Read James 2:20-26
- James turns to two OT examples to make the point that faith apart from works is dead (literally in the Greek, it “doesn’t work”). How were Abraham and Rahab justified by their works?
- How did Abraham receive eternal life? Who and why did they call Abraham Friend of God?
- Read John 15:24
- How can we be known as a Friend of God?