The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”
James 2:22 - Easy To Read Version So you see that Abraham’s faith and the things he did worked together. His faith was made perfect by the things he did. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You see that [his] faith was cooperating with his works, and [his] faith was completed and reached its supreme expression [when he implemented it] by [good] works. American Standard Version (1901) Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect; Common English Bible See, his faith was at work along with his actions. In fact, his faith was made complete by his faithful actions. Catholic Public Domain Version Do you see that faith was cooperating with his works, and that by means of works faith was brought to fulfillment? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Seest thou, that faith did co-operate with his works; and by works faith was made perfect? |
The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”
Jesus answered, “The work God wants you to do is this: to believe in the One that God sent.”
When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.
When we pray to God our Father we always thank him for the things you have done because of your faith. And we thank him for the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
A person might say, “You have faith, but I do things. Show me your faith! Your faith does nothing. I will show you my faith by the things I do.”
But when a person obeys God’s teaching, then God’s love has truly arrived at its goal in that person. This is how we know that we are following God: