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James 2:14-26 (New International Version)
New International
Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978,
1984 by International Bible Society
Faith and Deeds
14What good is it, my
brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save
him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one
of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does
nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by
itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18But someone will say,
"You have faith; I have deeds."
Show me your faith
without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
19You believe that there
is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20You foolish man, do
you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21Was not our ancestor
Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on
the altar? 22You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and
his faith was made complete by what he did. 23And the scripture was fulfilled
that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness,"[b] and he was called God's friend. 24You see that a person is
justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
25In the same way, was
not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she
gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26As the
body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
[Note by jim:
I don't do works or
deeds for my salvation, because Jesus already did that when he died on the cross
["It is Finished." (Jn. 19:30)], and arose from the dead. I do deeds 'cause I
feel it is the only way I can show my love for His Love on the cross. He asked
us to Love God the Father and Love everybody else even our enemies as we love
ourselves.]
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