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"What [does] [it] profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what [does] [it] profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."
James 2,14-17
According to the James's words written in chapter 2 verses 14 till 17 the believer is implementing his faith in specific way. His faith is beyond the God's inner experience or beyond showing it outside through attending the Church's services. Faith in the James's words is something more than my preaching. Faith is revealing my own love to God in practical way through acting out this love to other man which is in specific need.
Real faith cost us breaking our inner defiance and looking at other man's problems. Living faith doesn't wait but is bringing a real help.
And because you are a blessing for the other man therefore depends up to you how many blessing will flow through you.
God has your hands and through them He wants to carry love, but He will not do this against your will. He is respecting you and no lets-up entreating you to go with His love to your neighbor's needs.
Lord Jesus has show us that the greatest love is dying for others. This is the God's standard which stems from living faith. /Gospel of John 15:3/.
We die when we give our time, energy or finances to other, because our time, energy and finances reveals our life. We yield our life when we put it for them.
According to the God's Word I encourage you to fruition your faith through practical loving works, from which for sure we will give reckoning to God. /Gospel of Mark 25:31-46/.
Roman Ślazyk
Mission Betezda's Pastor
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