I’m going to be writing on a few subjects over the coming weeks. One of which is the relationship of faith and works.
Occasionally, I enjoy doing a google blog search or using other blog search engines to find content. Frequently, blogs which are not currently on my radar screen for one reason or another come up and provide interesting content.
Someone named Carman (I couldn’t find an About page or Bio or anything, though I only did a quick look on the site) wrote this about faith and works during the holiday season:
We’ve entered the holiday season when people are more prone to kindness, reaching out to those in need. While that is good, the question we must answer is “Why doesn’t that continue throughout the year?” Do we salve our conscience with a few kind deeds during this season thinking we’ve fulfilled our obligation for the year? We should remember Jesus words, “For the poor you always have with you.” Thus we will never run out of opportunities to exercise our faith. In doing so, we bring the kingdom of heaven to earth just that much more as we enable our faith to work through love. — From the post, Faith and Works
Faith and works has been a tricky subject for Evangelicals. It will continue to be teaching stumbled over as long as “faith” is seen merely as intellectual assent to a set of doctrines or a belief system. Faith has intangible elements which go far beyond believing in something. Faith is almost a state of being. It’s part of our more than our thought lives.
When I question my own faith, I am rarely, if ever, questioning my belief in Christ. I am questioning whether I am truly living faith as part of my very self.
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