A thankful heart
But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” You say you have...
Faith in action
So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. Now someone may argue, “Some people have...
Speak and act
So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free. There will be no mercy for those...
Keeping the royal law
Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you favor some...
Preventing favoritism
Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will...
Love for God by loving others
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the...
A ready response
If you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will...
The blessing of hearing and doing
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word...
Truly accepting the Word of God
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to...
The art of listening
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does...




