Quote (Uytendaaltje @ Jan 20 2010 11:14am)
So every day, an insightful phrase of the Bible is chosen and posted on the internet? Kind of makes sense to me, but reading the Bible as a whole would probably be more delighting.
While encouragement, not insight, is the goal. Yes. You can glean insight from the phrases if that is your desire. Unfortunately, the bible is massive and not linear so reading it in its entirety is too daunting for most. Thus he posts the short, encouraging, snippet to satiate our short attention spans.
On this passage though, I'm encouraged that while faith is the prerequisite to salvation, good works is the result and proof.
I'd also like to encourage the other Christians in PaRD to bare better witness with their deeds/words.