Having Faith Without Any Works? (TMF:2029)

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Peace to Live By: Having Faith Without Any Works? (TMF:2029) - Daniel Litton
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       Finally, James makes it clear for us, verse 26, “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.” Anyone can say they believe in God. A person can say she believes in Jesus. If her life doesn’t match that, though, if nothing she does really demonstrates that, then James is calling your faith into question. He’s saying, “I don’t think you really have faith.” Our bodies die when our spirits depart. And so it is with faith. Faith dies when the works depart—really, when the works were never there to begin with. How can the body say it’s alive if the person’s spirit has departed and entered the afterlife? It certainly cannot. And our faith cannot say it is real—we cannot say we really believe in God—and then not do anything to back that up. I can say, “I really enjoy Coca-Cola. I like to have a can every so often.” But if you never see me drinking it, if a Coke is never in my hand, if I am saying pop is bad for you, then you have reason to question my original statement.