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Faith and Deeds 14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?18But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” 20You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is uselessSome early manuscripts dead?21Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?22You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.23And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”Gen. 15:6 and he was called God's friend.24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. 25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. Topics: faith salvation life and good works vanity on futility do instruction advice heroes deeds neglect
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