The Church's Devotion

I know that many of us aren’t comfortable with “do this” / “don’t do that” messages. But you can’t get around what Paul said to Titus: “Insist on these things.” Insist on sound doctrine, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. Paul doesn’t see any contradiction between God’s grace and our works, when understood correctly. We receive grace and, as a result, our works change. Many people say they think James disagrees with Paul, but the truth is, they say exactly the same thing. James says that faith without works is dead –because the one who is saved will prove that he has faith by doing good. We are not saved by our good works, but we are not free to live without doing good works either.