A. What doesn't Matter -- 6a Gal. 5:6, 6:15; 1 Cor. 7:19
B. What really Matters -- 6b Faith working through love. See also Gal. 5:14; Rom. 13:10; John 15:4,5
II. The Horror of Legalism 5:7-9
A. Who Hindered You? 5:7-8; 3:1; 1:6-9 1. You ran well - Hebrews 11:1; 12:1-2 2. Have you forgotten who you are? 4:1-7
B. The two-fold test regarding preaching 1. Does their teaching make Christ central and glorify Him? 2. Does their teaching exalt the grace of God over against the activity of man?
C. A Little Leaven 5:9
III. Confidence and Condemnation 5:10-12
A. Confidence - 5:10 B. Condemnation - 5:11-12 C. Let not many of you become Teachers - James 3:1 D. The Stricter Judgment - James 3:1
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Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...