...James ii. 19, 20. "Thou believest that there is one God. The devils also believe, and tremble. Bat wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead ?" And thus the apostle John distinguishes true communion with God ; 1 John i. 6, 7. " If we say that...

...thee my faith by my works. 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 ?" a Another sense, in which the word " faith " is used, is that firm persuasion of the veracity of...

...Christ, and for whom he never undertook. To such an one an apostle said, Thou sayest, I have faith ; but wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead ? The faith which applies to Christ is a living faith, that is, a faith which is alive, and which makes...

...all faith a saving principle ? ' Thou believest 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 ?' We are astonished that men mistake as they do, the purport of the apostle's language. They would...

...without works. " Thou believest, says the apostle, 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?" It was further stated, in the reply to Mr. C. that we read, in the 12th chap. of John (ver. 42.)" among...

...— This was the old plea of loose libertines in the apostles' times, to whom James gave an answer, " the - James 2:20. "A good tree, (saith Christ,) is known byits fruit?" and so is right and sound faith: let...

...impression. Thou believest, says the apostle James, that there is one God ; thou doest well. The devils also believe and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man! that faith without work* is dead ? Belief in the existence of God can produce no practical effect, unless it is connected...

...belie vesl thn t there is one God ; thou doest well : the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 tiut wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead ? 21 Was not Ahraham our father justified by works, when he liad offered Isaac his son upon the altar?...

...make void the law through faith ? God forbid ; yea, we establish the law. — James ii. 20 — 24. 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 ?...

...obediently offered up his favourite son. Here St. James addresses a Solifidian, and bluntly says, " Wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead," ie that when faith gives over working by obedient love, it sickens, dies, and commences a dead faith...