美好的證據(三)──信心與行為
經文：林後5:7,9-10 加2:20 雅各書2:14-26
約14:12 腓1:27
(一) 屬天生活的要素和根據──信心
──我們行事為人是憑著信心，不是憑著眼見。（林後5:7）
──我如今在肉身活著，是因信 神的兒子而活。（加 2:20）
(二) 信心與行為的關係
(1) 沒有行為的信心是沒有益處的
──若有人說自己有信心卻沒有行為，有甚麼益處呢？這信心能救他嗎？（雅2:14）
(2) 沒有行為的信心是死的
──身體沒有靈魂是死的，信心沒有行為也是死的。（雅2:26）
(a) 口說恩言卻沒有行為的愛心是沒有益處的（雅2:15-17）
(b) 恐懼戰兢卻沒有行為的信心是死的（雅2:18-20）
(c) 人稱義是因著行為，不單是因著信（雅2:21-26）
──亞伯拉罕獻以撒
──喇合接待使者
(3) 信心是行為的根據，行為是信心的明證
──可見信心是與……行為並行，而且信心因著行為才得成全。（雅2:22）
(三) 信心生活的可貴
(1) 美好的見證
──行事為人與基督的福音相稱……為所信的福音齊心努力。（腓1:27）
(2) 為 神國成就大事
──我所作的事，信我的人也要作，並且要作比這更大的事。……（約14:12）
(3) 永恆的果效與賞賜
──如今常存的有信、有望、有愛。（林前13:13）
──我們立了志向要得主的喜悅，因為我們眾人必要在基督臺前顯露出來，叫各人按著本身所行的，或善或惡受報。（林後5:9-10）
背誦經文：（約14:12）
“我實實在在的告訴你們、我所作的事、信我的人也要作．並且要作比這更大的事．因為我往父那裏去。”
Scriptures: II Cor. 5:7,9~10; Gal 2:20; James 2:14~26; John 14:12; Phil 1:27
B. “And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God.” (Gal 2:20)
A. Faith without works is of no value
- What good is it if a man claims to have faith but has no works? Can such a faith save him? (James 2:14)
B. Faith without works is dead (3 Times)
- As the body without spirit is dead so is faith without works. (James 2:26)
- Love with gracious words yet without action is of no value (James 2:15~17)
- Faith with trembling fear yet without works is dead (James 2:18~20)
- A person is justified by what he does and not faith alone (James 2:21~26)
o Abraham offering up Isaac
o Rahab gave lodging to the spies
C. Faith is the bases of works and works is the substance of faith
- Faith and works are together and faith is made complete by works (James 2:22)
A. Beautiful Testimony
- We walk in accordance to the gospel of Christ and diligently labor for the gospel in which we believe (Phil 1:27)
B.
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- He who believes in me will do the things that I do and he will do greater things (John 14:12)
C. Everlasting results and rewards
- Now these three remains: faith, hope, love (I Cor 13:13)
- So we make it our goal to please Him, for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. (II Cor 5:9~10)
Memorization Verse: (John 14:12)
“Truly, truly I say to you, any one who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to my father.”