
Faith without works is dead.
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
James 2:14 NIV
I. DEAD FAITH IS FAITH WITHOUT WORKS.
II. DEMONIC FAITH
EVEN DEMONS BELIEVE IN THE ONE TRUE GOD, IN THE SON OF GOD “THEY TREMBLE AT HIS PRESENCE.” DEMONIC FAITH REPLACES ACTION WITH EMOTION.
III. DYNAMIC (REAL) FAITH
IT HAS WORKS BECAUSE IT IS ALIVE AND ACTIVE. IT BRINGS FORTH FRUIT, IT BRINGS THE BODY INTO ACTION. WORKS ARE A SYMPTOM OF A FAITH-DRIVEN LIFE!
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Joshua 2:1 NIV
REFLECT:
DOES FAITH LEAD TO RIGHTEOUSNESS OR ARE THE RIGHTEOUS FAITHFUL?