James 2:14-26 - Faith Works

Many people think that their faith is a matter of right belief, which it is in part, but long before that it is trust in God through the person of Jesus. That is a faith that works, or produces a life change. If your faith is only intellectual than your faith does not work...it will not function. Faith that works also does the work of the Father, because it sees who the Father is and imitates that.

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]