The pain of our personal cross before feeling the relief of Easter – Terry Pluto’s Faith & You
Updated Apr 03, 2021;
Posted Apr 03, 2021
Looking at this Arizona cactus in the wilderness made me think of the cross and Easter. Photo by Terry Pluto / Cleveland.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – I recently talked to a man who lost his son to drugs. It was a long, painful road literally ending at a dead end. The father raised his son in the church, prayed for years for his son’s drug problems.
There was no deliverance, at least not on earth.
“I know he accepted Christ,” said the man. “I pray he is in heaven now, but I wonder.”
Here for you, like Mary – Fr Martin Micallef
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The epistle of James was written to encourage readers to live consistently in light of what they say they believe. The text focuses on maturity, character, and the hallmarks of true faith; but this short book has invited considerable controversy through the years. The dispute centers around James 2:14-26, and especially verse 26 that reads, “
faith without deeds (works) is dead.”
What Did James Mean by “Faith without Works Is Dead”?
In James 2, James refers three times to faith without works being dead faith (James 2:17, 20, 26). John MacArthur describes this as “faith that has no product, that gives no evidence” and he adds, “(I)t is my constant fear, frankly, that many, many people within the framework of Christianity and involved, to one degree or another, in the church possess nothing more than that kind of faith: dead f