Post by Woody Williams on Oct 28, 2005 8:59:55 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- James 2:14-16
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What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill', and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?
Devotional
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Are Christians obligated to obey God's commandments if they are saved by grace through faith without keeping the Law perfectly? God's grace does not eliminate the commandments. Faith is the receiving instrument of God's message of salvation in Christ. But, faith can also be used to describe a Christian's faithfulness to God's commandments. You be "faith-filled" by the Holy Spirit to believe in God's grace in Christ to forgive you and claim you. But, you can also
be "faith-full" in following God's teachings.
Prayer
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Help me, Lord, not to use grace as an excuse for avoiding faithfulness. Amen
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What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill', and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?
Devotional
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Are Christians obligated to obey God's commandments if they are saved by grace through faith without keeping the Law perfectly? God's grace does not eliminate the commandments. Faith is the receiving instrument of God's message of salvation in Christ. But, faith can also be used to describe a Christian's faithfulness to God's commandments. You be "faith-filled" by the Holy Spirit to believe in God's grace in Christ to forgive you and claim you. But, you can also
be "faith-full" in following God's teachings.
Prayer
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Help me, Lord, not to use grace as an excuse for avoiding faithfulness. Amen