Faith apart from works is dead.

James 2:14-17, 26, 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. --- For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

James challenges us to a living faith, to work out our faith, as does Paul. Our salvation is secure in Jesus Christ and He has given us His Holy Spirit. How could this not produce a changed life? It’s not that we are working our way into salvation, but that He is working in us!

Thank You for all You have done for us; work in us today to bring about the changes You desire!

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