James 2:17-26. The verse reads, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Disobedience is always caused by either pride or fear. Both are Satanic, all the time. God wasn’t proud of His Sin Jesus. But was well pleased. I am happy to be an American but not proud. Partial obedience is disobedience too. God will forgive you if you repent (translated sigh) but will never approve of disobedience of any kind.
There’s this lady (see photos) who heard from God to start a small children’s church in the middle of a field. We are helping her because we believe she really heard from God. It’s a work of obedience.
Fear forces, love leads, faith follows
People don’t see that works is obeying God. Works is doing what God tells you to do. Being a doer of the Word. Are we doing what God is showing us to do though?
James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
When you are doing the works of the lord are you being obedient To Him? Did He really tell you to do it or is it just busy work? God used the word unfeigned faith cause there is feigned faith
2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
I see little children doing something that they feel that God told them with all their hearts. I also see people half heartedly ‘working’ for God but causing problems instead.
Abraham was the Father of the faith God told him to do it and he did it. No Bible. Just faith. He did it immediately. Look how that worked out for him.
When you know God wants you to do something, do it! Your life will be so much better. Start small. Tithing, being kind, filling a need at church and watching God go to work for you. But be obedient in all things.
Ephesians 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Works results from obedience. You have to hear clearly though and from the right source. Hearing is good. But do only what you really listen closely to. That is how you really hear.
Both of the following heard the same words. Only one heard right and built on a rock. That rock is obedience
Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.