Hearers and Doers. Faith and Actions (A Must Read)

I am troubled about how much God's Word has been watered down in our generation. Every preacher emphasizes on faith or believing but most do not emphasize on doing. 

They fail to realize that our faith means nothing without our works to prove or show it. If I truly believe in Jesus; if I really have faith in Him, my faith must provoke obedience. It is impossible for me to say I believe and yet live in my old life.

When the seed (God's Word) fell on good ground, it bore fruit in varying degrees - 30, 60 and a 100 fold. As long as the seed falls on a good ground, it MUST bear fruit. If it does not, then the ground was never good.

Jesus is big when it comes to 'doing' or 'obedience to God'. That is actually one of the reasons He came. There are so many Scriptures that prove that Jesus is so concerned about us not just hearing but doing what we hear. Stay with me, look up my subsequent articles because I will be sharing many of these proofs on them.

Our faith is not complete until it is backed up by actions. In truth, believing in Jesus is putting my faith in Him and showing Him in my actions. So it is safe to say that believing in Jesus has two parts - faith and actions/works/deeds/fruits. They work hand in hand. You can't separate them.

Should I prove it to you? 

James 2:17-18 says, "Thus faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, 'You have faith and I have works.' Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

Our faith precedes our works, not the other way round. In other religions, works takes precedence but not so when it comes to Christianity for in Christ,  what we do, the fruits we bear come after we have placed our faith in Jesus. Our faith is seen in our works/actions. It must (non-negotiable) produce results.

In Matthew 12:48-50, Jesus said, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?" He pointed at His disciples saying, "Here are My mother and My brothers! For whosoever does the will the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother."

In Luke 11:27, a woman exclaimed while Jesus was speaking, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You! But He said, 'More than that, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it. "

Again we see Jesus highlighting how important doing God's will is to Him. It is not enough to hear alone. Jesus wants us to act on what we hear. Because it is in doing that our blessings come. It is in acting on what we hear that we bear fruit, become successful and prosper.

Our prosperity lies in our obedience to God. There is more. Check out the part 2 of this article. It gets clearer.