Day 46 - some more faith and works

Extreme Faith Workout
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Faith without works:
Romans 3:28 - justification (to be declared righteous) comes apart from the law
Galatians 2:16 - justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ
Ephesians 2:8,9 - saved by grace through faith, not by works
Titus 3:5 - not by works of righteousness, but by God's mercy we are saved

I John 3:16-18 and James 2:15-17
Both passages are talking about how faith goes into action, or should, when there is someone in need. James 2 points out that if we have the resources to help someone in need and don't, our faith is dead. I John 3 points out that if we don't help, we don't have the love of God in us. Both passages say that our walk is more important that our talk. We must live out our faith in these real ways.

Next steps to make a change in this area:
I John 1:9 - confess our sins
Ephesians 4:22-24 - put off the bad habits or attitude and put on the right thinking and actions that go along with true faith
Titus 2:11,12 - say no to sinful temptation to live for ourselves and say yes to godly character which will result in faith backed up by works

Difference between true and false belief:
Mark 5:7 - a demon "believed" in who Jesus was but certainly did not follow Him
Deuteronomy 6:4,5 - you can believe in verse 4 that there is one true God, but not follow through with verse 5 which includes loving God with our entire being
Matthew 7:21 - some will cry to God on judgment day talking about how they did things in His name; but they will not have eternal life because they did not live for God, obeying Him - which is an indicator of true faith.