-James 2:14
Faith – is often described by many as the act of believing
in something; or someone. Then I asked myself: if this is the real description
of faith, then does it mean that everyone who simply believes in God will be
saved? Even demons (James 2:19)? It’s been a question for me since it was
written in Ephesians 2:8 that it is through our faith that we were saved by
grace – giving me the impression that even those who simply believes in God but
does not obey Him will be saved. So do you think everyone who just believes in
Christ will be saved?
Well, the answer for my question is fairly easy – no –
obviously. Like what apostle James said in James 2:17, faith without deeds is
dead. And if our faith is dead, do you think the saving grace of God will be
activated in us? Of course not, because faith is not as simple as believing
only. And another thing, how can our faith in Christ be seen if we are not
obedient to His Word? We believe in Him who is without sin, but are not obeying
what He says – is that even called faith? In the part of believing, maybe yes –
but is incomplete without deeds, and therefore cannot be called real faith. To
show this, James made a great example – which is Abraham.
“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.”
-James 2:21-22
With this example, we could see that Abraham was not just
considered righteous, but was also justified (James 2:24) because of his faith
and action. Now with that being said, we can easily conclude that faith is not
merely about believing alone – but believing with action. And as Christians we
all must remember that, and we must act out what we are believing in – act out
Christ in our lives by obeying His Word. Only by this that we could be
confident in ourselves that we are truly saved by grace – if we are believing
and obeying in Him. For our justification comes from these, and if we have
them, we wouldn’t have any worry about facing the Lord in the end of times.
This serves as a warning for all of us who is in Christ – so that we wouldn’t
go astray.
We all must thank God for this revelation, for if this was
not revealed to us, many would take the Christian walk easily, and many would
become disobedient. All the glory be to God! Amen.
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