{"id":56070,"date":"2025-12-26T21:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m233\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:51","slug":"m233","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m233\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b233'>James 2:14 ~ 2:26<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>22. You see that faith worked together with his works, and by these works faith was perfected.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>Faith and Works<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>Verse 14 said: \u201cCan that faith save him?\u201d, and verse 24 said: \u201ca man is justified by works\u201d. These words seemingly conflict with \u201cJustified by faith\u201d, but if we know the full salvation of God we will not feel strange. The salvation of God includes first being born again, then growing into maturity, eventually, one day we will be like Him in glory. To help the Saints experience full salvation, James said, \u201cBy these works faith was perfected\u201d. Don\u2019t confuse that with \u201cbeing regenerated by faith\u201d. <br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>True faith must be followed by works, which is the reason Peter emphasized \u201cthe faith passed through trials\u201d.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>I would like to be perfected like You, my heavenly Father. Keep me by your grace. 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You see that faith worked together with his works, and by these works faith was perfected. Topic\uff1aFaith and Works Emphasis\uff1aVerse 14 said: \u201cCan that faith save him?\u201d, and verse 24 said: \u201ca man is justified by works\u201d. These words seemingly conflict with \u201cJustified by faith\u201d, but if we know the full salvation of God we will not feel strange. The salvation of God includes first being born again, then growing into maturity, eventually, one day we will be like Him in glory. To help the Saints experience full salvation, James said, \u201cBy these works faith was perfected\u201d. Don\u2019t confuse that with \u201cbeing regenerated by faith\u201d. Meditate\uff1aTrue faith must be followed by works, which is the reason Peter emphasized \u201cthe faith passed through trials\u201d. Prayer\uff1aI would like to be perfected like You, my heavenly Father. Keep me by your grace. Day by day make me like You in maturity of life. 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