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8 종말로 형제들아 무엇에든지 참되며 무엇에든지 경건하며 무엇에든지 옳으며 무엇에 든지 정결하며 무엇에든지 사랑할 만하며 무엇에든지 칭찬할 만하며 무슨 덕이 있든지 무슨 기림이 있든지 이것들을 생각하라 9 너희는 내게 배우고 받고 듣고 본 바를 행하라 그리하면 평강의 하나님이 너희와 함께 계시리라10 내가 주 안에서 크게 기뻐함은 너희가 나를 생각하던 것이 이제 다시 싹이 남이니 너희가 또한 이를 위하여 생각은 하였으나 기회가 없었느니라11 내가 궁핍하므로 말하는 것이 아니라 어떠한 형편에든지 내가 자족하기를 배웠노니12 내가 비천에 처할 줄도 알고 풍부에 처할 줄도 알아 모든 일에 배부르며 배고픔과 풍부와 궁핍에도 일체의 비결을 배웠노라13 내게 능력 주시는 자 안에서 내가 모든 것을 할 수 있느니라
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. It is said that the basic difference between Christianity and other religion is the difference between faith and action. In other religions, a man could find and reach a god by doing good deeds to other people. However, the Christianity is not like other religions. There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God, therefore, God came first to a man(Rom 3:11). In Eden, God came to fallen humans, Adam and Eve. Since then, He also came to many prophets in Old Testament era. He first chose people to let them know about His will. Most importantly, He sent His only Son Jesus Christ to the world as a human. He cleansed our sins by dying on the cross, resurrecting from the death, and ascending to the Heaven. That is His ultimate love to us.If you believe that Jesus forgives your sins by paying them on the cross(redemption), the forgiveness and eternal life will be given to you. In other words, believing Jesus is the only way to be saved. Other than that there is no salvation. Unfortunately, many Christians believe that getting eternal life is the prime purpose for their lives as Christians. But, glorifying God by our lives is our goal of Christian life. Expecting benefits, such as material prosperity or health, from God is not a goal of sincere Christians.The Gospels clearly emphasize the faith in action(James 2:24). James teaches us how Christians are supposed to live with neighbors in the world(James 2:15, 16). Believing God means acting His love. Faith literally means "confidence", or "trust" as a noun, and "believe", "confide in", "depend", or "obey" as a verb. Therefore, faith in Christianity means obeying, depending, and trusting God and His words and covenants. Therefore, the Bible tells us that without faith, it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exits and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him(Heb 11:6).Many Christians believe faith is only for their salvation. However, genuine faith is faith in action and faith with good deeds. In Martin Luther's words, a man is justified and declared righteous before God by faith alone(Rom 5:1). Clarifying what the real faith is, James teaches us that faith and deeds cannot exist independently of each other. He tells us that genuine faith will produce good deeds.
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