"What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." (James 2:14-18)
A rich farmer, during his prayer at family worship one day, petitioned God long and earnestly that help for their bodily needs might be sent to a poor family living nearby. His small son was observed to be in deep thought afterwards, and at last he ran to his father with a bright face. "Daddy," said the child, "you can answer your prayer for the poor Smiths, yourself, can't you?"
That is a modern interpretation and a very pungent application of the great passage quoted above. "My little children," says the loving-hearted John, "Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." (1 John 3:18). From this we learn that emotional fervour and eloquent expressions are of little value; but, that practical deeds are of vital importance.
(Henry Durbanville - Winsome Christianity)
On Earth Day, Jamaica’s Great Mangrove Cleanup launched. So – why don’t YOU
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The once beautiful mangroves fringing Kingston Harbour – which could still
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