Did you know that there is a belief in God, even a belief in the triune God, that doesn't result in salvation? We can even find people who hold on to a past profession of faith in Christ for salvation—yet the years following show little to no change in their life in seeking to obey God's commandments out of love. How do we cope with this reality in either ourselves or others?
In today's passage we come to the central point of the book: checking to see if your faith is genuine. It is impossible to show your faith by words alone—there ought to be works that come alongside. Rich points out marks of false or dead faith from our passage including an empty confession and empty compassion. Learn more in our continuing series in the book of James.
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Brother Rich is one of our original congregants who helped pioneer this ministry. Along with his wife Kelley, they became charter members in 1987 when the church became an established work. Rich grew up in Denver Colorado, raised in a godly home and was born-again as a young...