James.

I've been reading James in my quiet time lately and it's been a real blessing. I think many have issues with James because he seems to go against what Paul say when it comes to the relationship between faith and action. James saying that faith without works is dead is one of the boldest statements. He's calling us to get out of the pew and on our feet. Not just to sing but to be hands and feet and mouth and body of Christ. We are to reach out to everyone in a way that emulates Christ. I think often I hear (I do the same) that missions trips are service, that's a true statement...but so is actually listening and caring to the people around in such a way that they see that somehow Christ has intersected their life. They see plain and clear that the Jesus who so many have tried to force on them is actually a caring God who wants to forgive and not hate. When we move towards that we are getting the point. We show the world our faith is not dead because we put it into action.

posted by shark_maul @ 5/06/2006 01:19:00 PM