James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
2 Corinthians 13:5 NLT Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.
Fake faith is DEAD.
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
Fake faith is DECEIVED.
James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
James 2:17-18 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
3 Ways To Know We Have Faith:
James 2:21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Real faith is a faith that RESPONDS in obedience when God SPEAKS.
James 2:25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
We aren’t looking for PERFECTION, but we are striving for PROGRESS.
Philippians 2:12 MSG What I’m getting at, friends, is that you should simply keep on doing what you’ve done from the beginning. When I was living among you, you lived in responsive obedience.
Real faith is a RESPONSIVE and OBEDIENT faith.
