Kevin preached about the passage in James that shows why faith and deeds go hand-in-hand. Saving faith involved more that a mere acknowledgment of the facts of the Gospel - even the demons believe that. In verses 21-26, it says that Abraham and Rahab were "justified" by what they did, not by faith alone. Does this contradict other scripture that assures us that we are justified by faith (Romans 5:1)?
Kevin explained that it is true that we are saved by grace alone through faith alone. But the things we do are the clear evidence of that faith - it justifies us before people, because we can say we believe all we want, but our deeds actually demonstrate the truth of the claim that we believe. We will always struggle with sin, but evidence of faith includes:
Hearing God's Word
Acknowledging our sin
Battling sin
Life change over time and fruit of the Spirit being produced in our lives
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