Tuesday 8/1/13

James 2:18 ESV

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.

Can we demonstrate our faith apart from our works? Can we believe in one thing but do things contradict to that belief? Something must be wrong with our belief. The Bible calls it dead faith.

Our works are expressions of our inner faith. Works without faith are just for showing and gaining approval of men, that is hypocrisy. But faith without works is dead faith. The correct direction is to have faith, and express it with corresponding works. Our works then confirm our faith, and the sweet fruit of our works will in turn strengthen our faith.