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The Bible study podcast, episode 12, James Chapter 2, Faith. faith.

The book of James in chapter two has this well-known section on faith. It's from verse 14 through verse 26. What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has

no deeds?

"'Can such faith save him?

"'Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

"'If one of you says to him, go I wish you well, keep warm and well fed,

"'but does nothing about his physical needs.

"'What good is it?

"'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 what I do. You believe there is one God. Good, even the demons

believe that, and shudder. You foolish man,

do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered

righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith

and his actions were working together and his faith was made complete by what he did, and the scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God's friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rehab the prostitute

considered righteous for what she did

when she gave lodging to the spies

and sent them off at a different direction.

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