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“What good is It, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such a faith save him? (James 2:14)

“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
“‘I will not,’ he [...]

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“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Hebrews 11:1-2)
Last week we learned that faith - believing in God - is a lot more than holding some concept in our minds as true. Faith requires action. If [...]

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“But someone will say, ‘You have faith; I have deeds.’ Show me your faith without deeds, and I’ll show you my faith by what I do.” (James 2:18)
Last week we talked about responding to God. Really that’s all we can do. We can’t act on God first, that He may respond to us. He acted [...]

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“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?” (Psalm 22:1)
When God Turns His Back
Purpose Weekly, August 13, 2008
Vol. 2, Issue 29
Ever feel like that? It was David doing the talking in Psalm 22. Something was going on in [...]

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Purpose
Vol. 2 Issue 8February 21, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing
Faithfulness
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22)
Holman’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary has a pretty extensive entry under “Faith/Faithfulness.” You’d expect that. “Faith” and “faithfulness” are pretty big subjects in the Bible. But here’s [...]

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