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James 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. James 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Heb 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: Mr 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; What seems funny here, is James being redundant about faith being dead without works. But I thought that faith as a walk with God was already all inclusive in that it includes both the will of God and the action. Could it be that works is another reference to new converts? So, faith here as a women or a family that can’t continue to exist unless there are new converts or new additions to the family., spiritual offspring. From Heb 1:10 one could infer that the hands or the 5-fold ministries brings new converts who are able to have access to this faith or walk have it by grace. Could we say then that while one waters and another plants, only God can give the increase. Did not God add to the church daily? The principal that says that faith without works is dead is not in contradiction to this latter statement, for it is God that does the converting. At the appointed time God has brought you in. |
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