Many Protestants argue that Christians are saved by faith alone, that faith is always accompanied by good works, and if anyone does not do good works, he is not saved because he has no faith.
James, however, gives an example of faith without works:
2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If 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? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James concludes: "You see that a person is justified by what he does and NOT BY FAITH ALONE."
Does a Christian witih faith always do good works, so that it is impossible to have faith without works? If not, can you provide other examples of faith without works?
2007-10-29
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