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b'Welcome to Day 2124 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom James \\u2013 Wisdom is Faith in Action 6 \\u2013 Faith and Works \\u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \\u2013 10/10/2021 James: Wisdom is Faith In Action \\u2013 Faith and Works We are continuing our series today on the Proverbs of the New Testament, better known as the book of James. \\xa0Last week we focused on how our Christian lives cannot contain Partiality and Prejudice any more than oil and water can mix.\\xa0 Our focus today is on Fatih and Works. \\xa0Join me on page 1882 in the pew bibles as I read the Scripture for today. I would recommend keeping this passage open as we go throughout the message today: James 2:14-26 14\\xa0What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?\\xa0Can such faith save them?\\xa015\\xa0Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.\\xa016\\xa0If one of you says to them, \\u201cGo in peace; keep warm and well fed,\\u201d but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?\\xa017\\xa0In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18\\xa0But someone will say, \\u201cYou have faith; I have deeds.\\u201d Show me your faith without deeds,\\xa0and I will show you my faith\\xa0by my deeds.\\xa019\\xa0You believe that there is one God.\\xa0Good! Even the demons believe that and shudder. 20\\xa0You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[d]?\\xa021\\xa0Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?\\xa022\\xa0You see that his faith and his actions were working together,\\xa0and his faith was made complete by what he did.\\xa023\\xa0And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, \\u201cAbraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,\\u201d [e]\\xa0and he was called God\\u2019s friend.\\xa024\\xa0You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. 25\\xa0In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?\\xa026\\xa0As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. \\xa0 I believe most of us have sung the song \\u201cIf you\\u2019re happy and you know it, clap your hands.\\u201d\\xa0 In some church settings, they also added the verse, \\u201cIf you\\u2019re saved, and you know it, shout Amen!\\u201d \\xa0\\xa0And then it continues, \\u201cIf you\\u2019re saved, and you know it, then your life will surely show it.\\u201d As I was thinking about that phrase, this week gave me pause. \\xa0I thought, \\u201cLord, does my life really show the faith I profess?\\u201d What about all the things I\\u2019m called to do daily as a believer in Christ, as a citizen of God\\u2019s kingdom? What about all those things that cut crosswise against cultural norms and society\\u2019s expectations? So I'