24.04.07
James (7): Faith that Flies (James 2:14-26)
If there is one phrase I want you all to take away from tonight’s study in James 2:14-26 it is this – True Faith Flies. A couple of weeks ago I took 5 flights within the space of 7 days. On each occasion, I looked carefully at the plane before I got onto it. Each plane looked good – looked clean and had all the bits which should have been there looking great. The engines started up and they sounded good – the plane looked great and made all the right noises. But you know, it could all have been a sham – those planes could have been cardboard cut-outs with carefully manicured passenger compartments replete with speakers blasting out the sound of roaring aircraft engines. I don’t know why anyone would have pulled off a hoax like that, but they could have. The only way you know that an airplane is a true airplane is that when it gets to the end of the runway it takes off and flies. Only in the flying is the airplane proved genuine. Faith can look good on the outside, and it can make all the right noises – but how do you know it is real, true, saving faith in Jesus Christ? It is because true faith flies – true faith shows itself genuine by the works it does. Read the rest of this entry »