Monday 7/1/13

James 2:14-17 ESV

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Our faith in God must manifest in works and deeds that demonstrate the faith. If we say we believe in God, but do not do God's commandments, such as helping and supporting our brothers and sisters in Christ, or loving our neighbors, our faith is dead faith. Such faith cannot save us as we do not live by our faith.

A living faith will prove itself by its many works. That faith will save us.