A FAITH YOU CAN SEE JAMES 2:14-18 cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” James‬ ‭2:14-18‬ ‭ESV‬‬ cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

THE BOTTOM LINE: FAITH IS NOT INVISIBLE. FAITH IS A VERB. cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

Philippians 2:14-15 “Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,” cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

While you can have works without faith While you can have works without faith. You cannot have faith without works. cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

#1 EFFORTLESS COMPASSION REVEALS DEAD FAITH cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

A FAITH THAT IS ONLY VERBAL IS ALL ABOUT YOU AND IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE YOU FROM HELL. cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

This is why James ask another question: CAN THAT FAITH SAVE HIM This is why James ask another question: CAN THAT FAITH SAVE HIM? Can a faith that is verbal only save us? cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

John 2:23-25 “Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.” cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? James 2:15 cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

God demands compassion to the poor because compassion to the poor demonstrates a faith that the world can see. cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

Jesus: 
Matthew 25:34-36 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’” cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

Walking away from the brother and sister that needs food and clothing is equivalent to just telling others that you believe in God. It's useless faith and not useful for the kingdom of God....it isn't real, it's a fake! cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

THE BOTTOM LINE: FAITH IS NOT INVISIBLE. FAITH IS A VERB. cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06

A FAITH YOU CAN SEE JAMES 2:14-18 cc: pmarkham - https://www.flickr.com/photos/9197427@N06