What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?
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… that our faith is hollow and our fellowship is hollow. What good is it, my brothers, James says, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds, can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, Go, I wish you well, keep warm and well fed, but does nothing about his physical needs, can such faith save him? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is what? It's dead. Someone will say, Well, you have faith, I have deeds. Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. a liberal concern for the needs of the world. I've got an article that I came across recently from the Washington Post. The headline is, Brad Pitt forcing us to volunteer. the writer starts off says brad pitt exclamation point what does he want from us save africa save new orleans save the planet but we're not like you brad not as able we need you to show us soon he and angelina jolie won't even live on earth they'll just dangle above it he'll go listening acutely and compassionately for trouble down here and when he hears it zoom Down he'll come. …
for we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Lastly, John chapter 9 and verse 4, Jesus is speaking and he says, I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming when no man can work. Let's go to work. Father, we thank you so much for your word. It is a lamp unto our feet. It is a light into our path. In the beginning was your word, and your word was with you, and your word was you. God, we recognize that we don't live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of your mouth. God, I thank you for the rich and radical love you have for your sons and daughters. God, those here present, those watching via live stream, those who will watch later. And I pray, God, that you would love your people through me, through the words that you give me to feed them. …
… A QUESTION IN CHAPTER TWO VERSE 14, WHAT DOES IT PROFIT, MY BRETHREN? THOUGH A MAN SAY HE HATH FAITH AND HATH NOT WORKS, CAN FAITH SAVE HIM? NOW THE GREEK MANUSCRIPT WOULD GIVE IT THIS WAY, CAN THAT FAITH SAVE HIM? THAT IS FAITH WITHOUT WORKS. IF A BROTHER OR SISTER BE NAKED AND DESTITUTE OF DAILY FOOD, AND ONE OF YOU SAY UNTO THEM, HA, HA, DEPART IN PEACE, be warmed and filled, notwithstanding you give them not those things which are needful to the body. What good does it do? What does it profit? Even so, listen, faith, if it hath not works, is D-E-A-D, dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have WORKS. SHOW ME THY FAITH WITHOUT THY WORKS, AND I WILL SHOW THEE MY FAITH BY MY WORKS. THOU BELIEVEST THERE IS ONE GOD? NOW DOESN'T WELL. THE DEVILS ALSO BELIEVE AND TREMBLE, AS MORE THAN SOME FOLKS DO, BUT WILT THOU KNOW, O VAIN MAN, THAT FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD? WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER JUSTIFIED BY WORKS WHEN HE HAD OFFERED ISAAC HIS SON UPON THE ALTAR? SEEST THOU HOW FAITH WROUGHT WITH HIS WORKS, AND BY WORKS WAS FAITH MADE PERFECT? …