15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? (James 2:15-20)
James makes it clear that true faith requires actions. Faith without actions, in fact, is equivalent to unbelief. The reason that this is so is that our faith is not described as mere intellectual assent but rather is described as a complete change and transformation. So faith that is not supported by actions is faith in another gospel; a gospel not taught in scripture and without the ability to save.
James makes it clear that true faith requires actions. Faith without actions, in fact, is equivalent to unbelief. The reason that this is so is that our faith is not described as mere intellectual assent but rather is described as a complete change and transformation. So faith that is not supported by actions is faith in another gospel; a gospel not taught in scripture and without the ability to save.
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