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Faith without Works Is Dead

August 22, 1950 ·Cleveland, OH · English
§18
Does the Bible contradict itself?

Now, in Saint James the 3rd chap—the 2nd chapter and the 21st verse. This would almost look like a contradiction in the Scriptures. But there is no contradictions in the Scripture. You know, the…You heard people say that Scripture contradicts Itself. It does not. For ten years, there was a challenge laid on my plat—on...

§22
How can Paul say Abraham was justified by faith when James says he was justified by works?

Now, the first thing…It looks like Paul was speaking in Romans the 4th chapter, justifying Abraham by faith; and James is justifying him by works. But it does not contradict. Paul was speaking of what God saw in Abraham, and James was speaking what man saw in Abraham. Paul was speaking of what God saw in Abraham, in Ge...

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What does 'the High Priest of our confession' in Hebrews 3:1 mean?

Now, when…There was no one could tell me what to do by a gift when I was at Mayo Brother’s at Rochester, when they looked at me, the best doctors in the world, and said, “You haven’t even got any kind of a chance.” See? But one Scripture, that’s Hebrews 3:1…I seen that. That He is the High Priest of our confession. He’...

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What keeps a sinner from going back to the things of the world?

If a sinner came and got—went out tonight, and said, “Well, I got saved.”…?…what they…You look just like you always did. You’re the same person. Well, if you say, “Well, maybe I didn’t get it. Maybe I just thought I did.” You’ll go right straight back to your sin again like a hog to its wallow and a dog to its vomit. T...

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What is the purpose of the gifts of the Spirit?

And Divine healing isn’t a hocus-pocus affair. It isn’t saying a few mystery words over somebody and hypnotizing. It’s the truth revealed through Jesus Christ is Divine healing. That’s right. Gifts of the Spirit are brought down to edify. Or other words, it’s the flag a flying over top of the building. It’s the appeara...

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Is believing enough if a person does not act on what they believe?

Now, if you believe that with all your heart, accept it and act on it. Now, you can believe it just as much as you wanted to; if you didn’t act on it, you’ll set right there like a sinner would lay at the altar. If you got down there and prayed, and prayed. You said, “Lord, I know You saved me. But that—that’s just a…I...

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