James 2:14-17 | What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
Read MoreJames 1:22 | But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves
Read MoreThis fall, we’ve meditated on our theme verse:
Matthew 11:15 | Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.
We’ve learned that with these words, Jesus was truly instructing us to hear His teachings and to then live them out. In Matthew 7, He told a parable that explained why doing this is so important.
Read MorePhilippians 2:14-15 | Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.
Read More2nd Corinthians 13:5 | Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.
Read MoreRomans 16:17-18 | And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
Read MoreMatthew 23:28 | Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Read MoreIsaiah 29:13 | And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.
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