2. Get Real part 2:
Real Faith

3. Real Faith is not just something you say.
WHAT IS REAL FAITH?
Real Faith is not just something you say. 1

4. What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
James 2:14 (NIV)

5. “Not all people who sound religious are really godly
“Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as ‘Lord,’ but they still won’t enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.”
Matthew 7:21 (NLT)

6. Real Faith is not just something you feel.
WHAT IS REAL FAITH?
Real Faith is not just something you feel. 2

7. Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
James 2:15-16 (NIV)

8. Faith that doesn’t show itself by good deeds is no faith at all—it is dead and useless.
James 2:17 (NLT)

9. Real Faith is not just something you think.
WHAT IS REAL FAITH?
Real Faith is not just something you think. 3

10. He also had a debate with some of the
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. He went to the synagogue to debate with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there.
He also had a debate with some of the
Acts 17:16-21, (NLT)

11. Epicurean and Stoic philosophers
Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, “This babbler has picked up some strange ideas.” Others said, “He’s pushing some foreign religion.”
Then they took him to the Council of Philosophers. “Come and tell us more
Acts 17:16-21, (NLT)

12. When they heard Paul speak of the
about this new religion,” they said. “You are saying some rather startling things, and we want to know what it’s all about.” (It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.)…
When they heard Paul speak of the
Acts 17:16-21, (NLT)

13. resurrection of a person who had been dead, some laughed, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.” That ended Paul’s discussion with them, but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the Council, a woman named Damaris, and others.
Acts 17:16-21, (NLT)

14. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught
You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving.
Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk. They want to drag you off
Colossians 2:7-10 (Msg)

15. into endless arguments that never amount to anything… But that’s not the way of Christ. Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him.
Colossians 2:7-10 (Msg)

16. Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds
James 2:18 (NLT)

17. Real Faith is not just something you believe.
WHAT IS REAL FAITH?
Real Faith is not just something you believe. 4

18. Do you still think it’s enough just to believe that there is one God
Do you still think it’s enough just to believe that there is one God? Well, even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror!
James 2:19 (NLT)

19. Real Faith is something you do.
WHAT IS REAL FAITH?
Real Faith is something you do. 5

20. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
James 2:18 (NLT)

21. “Faith is like calories
“Faith is like calories. You can’t see them but you can sure see the results.”
- Anonymous

22. Fool! When will you ever learn that faith that does not result in good deeds is useless?
Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was declared right with God because of what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the
James 2:20-22 (NLT)

23. altar? You see, he was trusting God so much that he was willing to do whatever God told him to do. His faith was made complete by what he did--by his actions.
James 2:20-22 (NLT)

27. Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine. Test yourselves.
2 Corinthians 13:5 (NLT)

28. Get Real part 2:
Real Faith