They demonstrate that we are saved. It leaves us challenged as to how best we can display his love to others. Illustration: If salt remains in the salt cellar it will not cause any change to the taste of our food. Instead it needs to be sprinkled to cause some change. We should act so that we make a difference in the world. Unless we have love as a reflection of our faith, then our faith alone will not save us. Our deeds should speak about what we are within. We should strive to serve as a way to show our faith. Discussion questions 1. How can we tell if our faith is true? 2. Using your own words, how would you translate the phrase ‘faith unaccompanied by actions is dead’? 3. Is it possible to be a Christian of faith but no works? Living as transformed people Pause for a while and think how best you can help someone who claims to be a Christian but seems to show no evidence of it in their lives.
Major Tracey Kasuso – Zimbabwe Territory (having served in Southern Africa and at IHQ) As chaplain at IHQ I had the opportunity to speak about and share my transformed life with people who came into the building. Now as Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries in Zimbabwe I have the privilege of seeing lives transformed by Jesus.
Transformed into God’s image
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