But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
If you ever have had a puppy dog for a pet, you know how they like to play tug-o-war. It doesn’t matter if it is a $15.00 toy from Pets-R-Us or an old sock. Given the chance to chomp down on something, growl fiercely, and throw their head back and forth, they will take it every time.
Like a puppy with a sock, James has sunk his teeth into this idea of faith and deeds.
Grrr-rrr-rr—rrrr—rrrrrr—rrr!!
He just won’t let go!
So here we are, talking about faith versus deeds again.
Like a puppy who wants to play, James growls out a challenge: Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds!
Let’s accept his challenge. Let’s show James our faith. And we will do it without deeds. How does that work?
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