many people want to
know how do i show i am a believer? maybe
you’re one of them. well james in his nt
book in the latter part of the bible gives us some steps or principles here in
the 2nd chapter of his book. he strives to answer the question what is real
faith?
one thing he says is real faith is not just something you say, you talk about. james 2.14 (nlt), what good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith
but don’t show it by your actions? can that kind of faith save anyone?
now, it doesn’t say he
actually has faith; he just claims to have it.
he talks about it. he knows all
of the right phrases.
there are a lot of
people who claim to be CHRISTians.
george gallup says that over 50 million americans say, “i’m born
again.” but you don’t see anything in
their lifestyle.
today we tend to label
people as CHRISTians if they have the slightest sound of being a believer. listen, it’s more than just talk that is
involved in real faith.
we find in matthew
7.21 (nlt) that JESUS said, not everyone who calls out to me, “LORD! LORD!”
will enter the kingdom of heaven. not
everyone with a CHRISTian bumper sticker is a believer. not everyone who is a professor of CHRISTianity
is a possessor of CHRISTianity.
james says, can that kind of faith save anyone? “what
value is this kind of faith?”
nothing. talk is cheap. james is saying that real faith is not just
something you say.
just a thought from
the front porch…
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