[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: Faith and Actions

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From: Larry Perry [mailto:larryperry at performancepress.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Larry Perry
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2021 8:10 AM
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Subject: EXT: Faith and Actions

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Letter from Larry

Friday

October 22, 2021

Good Friday Morning Everyone:

Faith and Actions

In Matthew 7:24-27, Jesus said:

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them 

into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The

rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat 

against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation 

on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does

not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house 

on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew

and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." 

I think what we see here is the same kind of thing James is talking 

about in James 2:14-26:

"What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has 

no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is

without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish

you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his 

physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, 

if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 

But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your

faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. 

You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe

that--and shudder. 

You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is 

useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for 

what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that 

his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was

made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that 

says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as 

righteousness," and he was called God's friend. You see that a person 

is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. 

In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered 

righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and

sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the 

spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." 

The foolish man may hear and even believe a house built on the rock 

is better, but his house still crumbles if he doesn't actually build it 

there. If we aren't living our faith, our faith is dying. Let's hear, believe,

and then act accordingly. 

 I pray God will bless you in ways you never even 

Dreamed.

YOU are LOVED !!

Larry 

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