14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
In theology, there is a whole long answer to the question: "What is saving faith?", which clearly spells out how one receives eternal life. That is not what James is talking about. He is talking about evidence that one is saved; that is in one's lifestyle. Natural and supernatural in the life of a true believer and follower of Christ is a generosity that says: "How can I help you?" To bless a person is much more than words; it is generosity in motion. To proclaim we are "saved", yet not have mercy and generosity is a contradiction in terms. As we set out on our day, let's ask the Holy Spirit to point out whom He wants to bless through us today, and make it clear how we can do so,
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