Genuine Faith is How the Salvation Purchased with Jesus' Blood is Received

#1. Faith Alone is what Unites a Person to Christ and His Salvation

#2. Christ Doesn't Merely Tell People They are Saved, He Actually Saves All Who Believe

Sermon Discussion Questions:

1. Can a person earn their own salvation by following Jesus well enough?
2. How is salvation received?
3. What are some common wrong ideas about how Jesus' salvation is received?
4. How is salvation shown? 
5. Can you use the illustration of an apple tree to explain why it is foolish to believe that faith plus works makes a person saved?
6. How did Abraham demonstrate that his faith was actually in the Lord?
7. How did Rahab demonstrate that her faith was actually in the Lord?
8. What is one of the essential ways that Jesus, through James, is telling us that we demonstrate that our faith is actually in the Lord?