What kind of faith do you actually possess—one that breathes and builds or one that only talks a good game? We open James 2 and face the blunt question few dare to ask: can that faith save? Not whether faith matters, but whether the faith we claim shows up as courage, generosity, repentance, integrity, and resilient obedience when no one is watching.
We walk the tension many feel between Paul and James, then resolve it with clarity: Paul describes the root of justification before God; James describes the fruit of justification before people. From the Reformers’ notitia, assensus, and fiducia, we trace the journey from knowledge to trust that moves the body. You’ll hear the difference between professing, performing, and producing faith; why compassion without cost rings hollow; and how allegiance to Jesus undercuts comfort-based Christianity. Along the way, Hebrews 11 comes alive: Abel offered, Noah built, Abraham went, Moses refused, Rahab hid—faith as verbs, not vibes.
This conversation pushes past slogans to fruit. We wrestle with Jesus’s warning that trees are known by their fruit and James’s confrontation that even demons hold accurate doctrine. The dividing line is surrender: faith invisible in essence becomes visible in expression through action. Expect straight talk on how belief should reshape habits, reconcile grudges, discipline speech, and reorder ambitions. Expect a sugar-free charge to practice visible trust within seven days: give, forgive, apologize, and choose holiness over comfort. If your faith doesn’t move, it’s already dying—so move now.
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