Discourse Flow Analysis :: Prototype

Faith Inseparable from Works (2:14-26)

Faith apart from works?
Basis
Mainline
What benefit is faith apart from works?
14
Τί
ὄφελος,
ἀδελφοί
μου,
ἐὰν
πίστιν
λέγῃ
τις
ἔχειν
ἔργα
δὲ
μὴ
ἔχῃ;
μὴ
δύναται
ἡ
πίστις
σῶσαι
αὐτόν;
14
What
good
is
it
my
brothers
if
someone
claims
to
have
faith
but
has
no
deeds
Can
such
faith
save
him
Support
Blessing vs Meeting Practical Needs
15
ἐὰν
ἀδελφὸς
ἢ
ἀδελφὴ
γυμνοὶ
ὑπάρχωσιν
καὶ
λειπόμενοι
τῆς
ἐφημέρου
τροφῆς,
16
εἴπῃ
δέ
τις
αὐτοῖς
ἐξ
ὑμῶν·
Ὑπάγετε
ἐν
εἰρήνῃ,
θερμαίνεσθε
καὶ
χορτάζεσθε,
μὴ
δῶτε
δὲ
αὐτοῖς
τὰ
ἐπιτήδεια
τοῦ
σώματος,
τί
ὄφελος;
15
Suppose
a
brother
or
sister
is
without
clothes
and
daily
food
16
If
one
of
you
tells
him
Go
in
peace
stay
warm
and
well
fed
but
does
not
provide
for
his
physical
needs
what
good
is
that
Mainline
17
οὕτως
καὶ
ἡ
πίστις,
ἐὰν
μὴ
ἔχῃ
ἔργα,
νεκρά
ἐστιν
καθ’
ἑαυτήν.
17
So
too
faith
by
itself
if
it
does
not
result
in
action
is
dead
Faith and works as gifting?
Mainline
Show me
Basis
18
Ἀλλ’
ἐρεῖ
τις·
Σὺ
πίστιν
ἔχεις
κἀγὼ
ἔργα
ἔχω.
18
But
someone
will
say
You
have
faith
and
I
have
deeds
Mainline
δεῖξόν
μοι
τὴν
πίστιν
σου
χωρὶς
τῶν
ἔργων,
κἀγώ
σοι
δείξω
ἐκ
τῶν
ἔργων
μου
τὴν
πίστιν.
Show
me
your
faith
without
deeds
and
I
will
show
you
my
faith
by
my
deeds
Support
Faith demands evidence
Illustration of Demons
Basis
19
σὺ
πιστεύεις
ὅτι
εἷς
ἐστιν
ὁ
θεός;
καλῶς
ποιεῖς·
καὶ
τὰ
δαιμόνια
πιστεύουσιν
καὶ
φρίσσουσιν.
19
You
believe
that
God
is
one
Good
for
you
Even
the
demons
believe
that
and
shudder
Mainline
20
θέλεις
δὲ
γνῶναι,
ὦ
ἄνθρωπε
κενέ,
ὅτι
ἡ
πίστις
χωρὶς
τῶν
ἔργων
ἀργή
ἐστιν;
20
O
foolish
man
do
you
want
evidence
that
faith
without
deeds
is
worthless
Illustration of Abraham
Basis
Mainline
21
Ἀβραὰμ
ὁ
πατὴρ
ἡμῶν
οὐκ
ἐξ
ἔργων
ἐδικαιώθη,
ἀνενέγκας
Ἰσαὰκ
τὸν
υἱὸν
αὐτοῦ
ἐπὶ
τὸ
θυσιαστήριον;
21
Was
not
our
father
Abraham
justified
by
what
he
did
when
he
offered
his
son
Isaac
on
the
altar
Support
22
βλέπεις
ὅτι
ἡ
πίστις
συνήργει
τοῖς
ἔργοις
αὐτοῦ
καὶ
ἐκ
τῶν
ἔργων
ἡ
πίστις
ἐτελειώθη,
23
καὶ
ἐπληρώθη
ἡ
γραφὴ
ἡ
λέγουσα·
Ἐπίστευσεν
δὲ
Ἀβραὰμ
τῷ
θεῷ,
καὶ
ἐλογίσθη
αὐτῷ
εἰς
δικαιοσύνην,
καὶ
φίλος
θεοῦ
ἐκλήθη.
22
You
see
that
his
faith
was
working
with
his
actions
and
his
faith
was
perfected
by
what
he
did
23
And
the
Scripture
was
fulfilled
that
says
Abraham
believed
God
and
it
was
credited
to
him
as
righteousness
,”
and
he
was
called
a
friend
of
God
Mainline
24
ὁρᾶτε
ὅτι
ἐξ
ἔργων
δικαιοῦται
ἄνθρωπος
καὶ
οὐκ
ἐκ
πίστεως
μόνον.
24
As
you
can
see
a
man
is
justified
by
his
deeds
and
not
by
faith
alone
Illustration of Rahab
Mainline
25
ὁμοίως
δὲ
καὶ
Ῥαὰβ
ἡ
πόρνη
οὐκ
ἐξ
ἔργων
ἐδικαιώθη,
ὑποδεξαμένη
τοὺς
ἀγγέλους
καὶ
ἑτέρᾳ
ὁδῷ
ἐκβαλοῦσα;
25
In
the
same
way
was
not
even
Rahab
the
prostitute
justified
by
her
actions
when
she
welcomed
the
spies
and
sent
them
off
on
another
route
Support
26
ὥσπερ
γὰρ
τὸ
σῶμα
χωρὶς
πνεύματος
νεκρόν
ἐστιν,
οὕτως
καὶ
ἡ
πίστις
χωρὶς
ἔργων
νεκρά
ἐστιν.
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As
the
body
without
the
spirit
is
dead
so
faith
without
deeds
is
dead