I WILL SHOW YOU MY FAITH BY MY WORKS (James 2:18)
True faith and good works are inseparable. James shows this by giving us a snatch from a debate between two men. The first man, who is genuinely saved, is the speaker. The second professes to have faith, but he does not demonstrate that faith by good works. The first is heard delivering an unanswerable challenge to the other. Faith is invisible. The only way others can know you have faith is by a life that demonstrates it. The key to this verse lies in the word "show." To show faith apart from works is impossible.
True faith and good works are inseparable. James shows this by giving us a snatch from a debate between two men. The first man, who is genuinely saved, is the speaker. The second professes to have faith, but he does not demonstrate that faith by good works. The first is heard delivering an unanswerable challenge to the other. Faith is invisible. The only way others can know you have faith is by a life that demonstrates it. The key to this verse lies in the word "show." To show faith apart from works is impossible.
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