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NASB | James 2:17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:17 So too, faith, if it does not have works [to back it up], is by itself dead [inoperative and ineffective]. |
Bible Question: My husband was raised Roman Catholic, although he is not practicing the faith actively, he results back to it in times of trial with his rosary. Without trying to insult him, I am trying to find the right words or explanations of what is wrong in the way they practice their religon. That is why he still feels so empty inside. Can someone help me? |
Bible Answer: Hello, Catrose: I would recommend two books that are excellent for examining how one can delight in one's relationship to God and make it a vital part of one's life. They are both by John Piper. The first and longer one is called "Desiring God" and it is destined to become a classic in the order of Mere Christianity and Pilgrim's Progress, in my opinion. The other, shorter version just came out, and it is called "The Dangerous Duty of Delight." Both have as their premise that we are most satisfied in life when we are doing what we were created to do: glorifying God. It is a worthwhile and doctrinally sound book which I would encourage you and your husband to read together with the Bible, which is God's prime means of communicating His truth and changing hearts and lives. I pray that your husband may become a partaker of the joy that only comes from a thriving relationship with Christ. "How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his DELIGHT is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night." --Psalm 1:1-2 --Joe! |