On 04/15/09, Jeff Snyder quoted Lee Lofaso: The King James fallacy.

LL> When someone says "I believe in God", is that faith?  Or
is that simply
LL> somebody saying what others expect him/her to say? Faith is much more than
LL> mere words.  Faith is something that must be demonstrated, by works.  After
LL> all, anybody can say "I believe in God."  Whether they
mean it or not.


For the most part, I agree with your statements. As I noted in an earlier
post, Jesus said:

"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."
Matthew 7:20, KJV

And the Apostle James clearly wrote:

"Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also
believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without
works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had
offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his
works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled
which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for
righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by
works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab
the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had
sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so
faith without works is dead also."
James 2:19-26, KJV

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