When Faith Lives — John Platanitis

What faith looks like when it is born of God

Faith is often misunderstood as mere human resolve—an internal effort to trust, believe, or cling to God despite weakness. Yet Scripture describes a kind of faith that does not originate within us but is given to us by God Himself.

In When Faith Lives, the common fallacy that James “corrects” Paul by suggesting sinners are justified by works is refuted by careful exegesis of the common “proof text” that is misread because what it says is ignore, not adhered to. Read why below.

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Also see: I Will Heal Your Faithlessness — Jeremiah 3:22

Also see: What Real Repentance Sounds Like — Psalm 51

Also see: The Work of God — Faith Is His Gift

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