Faith Without Works Is Dead: James 2 in Context
James says faith without works is dead. Some have found this hard to reconcile with Paul. But James is making a point the New Testament makes repeatedly.
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Short, focused explorations of the New Testament's key conditional passages. Written between drafts of the book.
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Abiding in the Vine: John 15 and the Condition of Fruitfulness
John 15 presents one of the New Testament's most vivid conditional pictures. What does it mean to abide, and what happens to branches that do not?
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Holding Fast: The Condition in Hebrews 3
The author of Hebrews tells believers they share in Christ "if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end." What kind of condition is this?
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Hearing and Doing: The Condition at the End of the Sermon
Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with a condition that determines final outcomes. What does it mean that not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" will enter?
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Walking by the Spirit: Paul's Condition in Galatians 5–6
Paul tells the Galatians that those who do the works of the flesh will not inherit the kingdom. He also tells them to sow to the Spirit. Both are conditions.
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