March 6, 2013

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    Obedience to God is the mark of true saving faith. James uses the example of  Abraham and Rahab as the type of works that demonstrate salvation, and both of  those examples are of people who obeyed God in faith. Saying we believe in Jesus  does not save us, nor does religious service. What saves us is a life of faith demonstrated by ongoing obedience to God.

    Many profess to be Christians, but their lives and their priorities indicate  otherwise. Jesus put it this way; “By their fruits you will know them. Do people  pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree  bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad  fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good  fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will  know them. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of  heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say  to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not  drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?' Then I  will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you  evildoers’” (Matthew  7:16-23).

    Read more:  http://www.gotquestions.org/faith-without-works-dead.html#ixzz2MoCC6dB1