Thread: Respect vs. Blasphemy

Originally Posted by ControlFreak1

Nevertheless, without the 'action' it is nothingness. And even if the action is there, it can be self-deceptive nothingness, and the action only has it's real and true and good value depending on the motive.

Kind of like love, it is not a feeling or a word that has any meaning without action. If you never do anything for your wife let's say, do you really love her? And maybe more importantly would she think so?

You can say or think or believe that you are something but that doesn't make it so. It's the action that makes it so. What if God only 'told' us that He loved us? Wouldn't be the same.

What if we only tell or say or think or believe that we love Him?

James 2:26 - 'For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.'

Thank you for being persistant. I now understand what you are saying and I agree with your position. I have quoted that piece of scripture from James many imes myself to those that think that they will play their "Saved by grace through faith" card at the end without having ever demostrated anything actionable, no matter how small, that says, yes I actually have faith.

Nice conversing with you about this.