EXPOSITION:
Salvation is a sovereign act of God whereby a sinner is regenerated and renewed by the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5), thereby causing him to be born again (John 3:3). When this happens, God grants the forgiven sinner a new heart and puts a new spirit within him (Ezekiel 36:26). God removes his hardened heart of stone and fills him with the Holy Spirit which then causes the saved person to walk in obedience to God’s word.
Anyone who claims to be born again might have had this spiritual encounter which manifests in good works. Faith without works is dead because it reveals a heart that has not been transformed by God.
When we have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit, our lives will demonstrate that new life. Our works will be characterized by obedience to God. Unseen faith will become seen by the production of the fruit of the Spirit in our lives (Galatians 5:22-23).
All Christians belong to Christ, the Good Shepherd, and as His sheep, we hear His voice and follow Him (John 10:26–30).
Faith results in a new creation, not a repetition of the same old patterns of sinful behaviour. Thus, faith without works is dead because it comes from a heart that has not been regenerated by God.
A mere claim of faith has no power to change lives. Those who pay lip services to faith but who do not possess the Spirit will hear Christ Himself say to them, “I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers” (Matthew 7:23).
Anyone who claims to be born again might have had this spiritual encounter which manifests in good works. Faith without works is dead because it reveals a heart that has not been transformed by God.
When we have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit, our lives will demonstrate that new life. Our works will be characterized by obedience to God. Unseen faith will become seen by the production of the fruit of the Spirit in our lives (Galatians 5:22-23).
All Christians belong to Christ, the Good Shepherd, and as His sheep, we hear His voice and follow Him (John 10:26–30).
Faith results in a new creation, not a repetition of the same old patterns of sinful behaviour. Thus, faith without works is dead because it comes from a heart that has not been regenerated by God.
A mere claim of faith has no power to change lives. Those who pay lip services to faith but who do not possess the Spirit will hear Christ Himself say to them, “I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers” (Matthew 7:23).