What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? James 2:14
“In considering whether James is indeed teaching salvation by works, we need to remember when this letter was written. It was probably written towards the end of the first century, by which time Paul’s teaching on justification by faith would have been widely known, since Paul’s letters had been written decades earlier. However, some Christians in the generation following Paul were misinterpreting the doctrine of justification by faith and even twisting it by claiming that works were no longer important. So James is not opposing Paul. In fact, he places more stress on authentic faith than he is sometimes given credit for. He insists faith is empty and inauthentic if it does not involve putting the word into practice.”
Solomon Andria (Madagascar) in “James” in Africa Bible Commentary, Tokunboh Adeyemo, General Editor (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006).
This post seems fitting as Romeo Nkongnou from Cameroon, Emmna Pervaiz from Pakistan, and I train workers from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, The Republic of Congo, Togo, and Uganda through Stations of Generosity today.
Imagine people from very difficult conditions realizing that they can share generously despite having limited means, which demonstrates their faith is not empty or inauthentic. Imagine the witness giving is in hard places. Pray for us. One of our team members has gotten sick. Thankfully she tested negative for Malaria, but it creates more work on others.