What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:14-17
This week we started a new series at Pursuit, "Walking Dead". I'm pretty excited about this series as we dive into how to walk out our faith in a manner that's ALIVE not dead! Our faith and our actions have go side by side in our lives! Christianity doesn't end with saying a prayer...so, then what? Husband taught on the three types of people that we encounter in our faith, those that are alive, those that are artificial, and those that are just dead. <Which one are you?> We were/are all born dead men walking on the way to death row if we don't have Jesus to make us fully alive! Though our salvation doesn't produce immediate perfection, it should produce new direction...and people should be able to see that! We are doing more harm than good to those who see our actions and instead of portraying Jesus we are betraying Jesus. Is the God you believe the God people see? Believing isn't enough. We all sing "I believe I can fly" but do we really believe we can fly? No. Do we really believe in Jesus if our actions say otherwise? The demons believe and shudder.
So, is the God you believe the God people see?
'Till next time,
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