SO YOU SAY YOU’RE SAVED…?

So this is now the mark by which we all shall certainly know whether the birth of the Lord Jesus is effective in us: if we take upon ourselves the needs of our neighbor. --Martin Luther 

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26

Many proclaim with their mouths, they’re saved and on their way to Heaven. However, you never see them in church. You never see them on visitation. You never see them giving of their time, talents, much less their treasures. Makes you wonder if they are truly saved.

It would do you and I good to get in the Bible seeing what it says about Biblical salvation.

DOES YOUR WORDS FALL ON DEAF EARS AND YOUR WORKS ON WILLING HANDS?

Nobody will know what you mean by saying that God is love unless you act it as well. -Jacks

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 1 Corinthians 10:6

I don’t know about you but when I was growing up I heard the saying, “Don’t do as I do, do as I say do”, many times. When I saw my Dad drinking, I heard it. When I saw my Mom smoking, I heard it. When I saw my Dad struggling hard in sin, I heard it. But you know what, their words fell on deaf ears and their works on willing hands. You see our working example before our children, our co-workers, the world around us speak a whole lot louder that just a few empty words. Remember this morning Mom, Dad… Actions speak louder than words or better yet, “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James 1:22