Pure religion
and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and
widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. – James 1.27
What is ‘pure religion?’
That’s a fair question. If
we want to test our religion how do we do it? While James’ words are not
exclusive they are a pretty apt description.
What does James say?
Care for the needy
Keep unspotted from the
world
That really does a good job
of describing the two aspects of our faith. Our faith shows in our care for
others and our faith shows itself in holy living. The test is how we treat
others and how we live our lives. These are two great tests of being doers of
the word. They show how our faith is seen in our works. If these things are not
there we need to examine our hearts to see if we are genuinely in the faith.
We prove our faith pure as
we meet the needs of the needy. We also prove our faith pure as we live
differently from the world.
How are we doing in this
test of pure religion?
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