James 2:17 ESV
So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
James 2:22
You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
James 2:26
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
Galatians 5:25
If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
Believing in Christ is an ongoing and active thing. Receiving Christ means receiving love. Receiving His love means we are transformed by that love. It is an activity of God that begets activity in man. We then set out on a journey and walk in His light and Spirit. We love God in part by our love for our fellow man.
If we do not walk and love we are dead.
Faith without love is no faith at all.
This is our work: to walk with Him and to love with Him.
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