re help in article apr geneva rutgers edu lmvec westminster ac uk william hargreaves writes hi everyone i m a commited christian that is battling with a problem i know that romans talks about how we are saved by our faith not our deeds yet hebrews and james say that faith without deeds is useless saying you fools do you still think that just believing is enough some deleted now i am of the opinion that you a saved through faith alone not what you do as taught in romans but how can i square up in my mind the teachings of james in conjunction with the lukewarm christian being spat out can anyone help me this really bothers me dear will i ve never replied on this thing before so i hope it gets thru ok i had a few thoughts faith on its own if not accompanied by action is dead james faith is both belief and action if i say that i am a great swimmer but i never go swimming am i really a swimmer and will people believe that i am likewise if i say i m a christian but i never talk to god am i really a christian my faith is demonstrated by my action the fact that we talk to god proves we have faith satan believes in god but does not follow him in a similar vein i have recently been challenged by john v says we know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands i find this verse quite encouraging as it could imply that if we have come to know him then we ll obey his commands cos he lives within us and we cannot help but obey what he says i tend to feel that as we daily submit ourself to god he will keep changing us into the likeness of jesus and his fruit and works will be automatically produced in our lives hope this helps james holland rcfec westminster ac uk
