Cristy Li

Princess St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Patron Saint of the Poor and Homeless, Please Pray For Us!
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• If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
  you will cry out and not be heard. –Proverbs 21:13

Faith Without Works Is Dead

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works?

Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat your fill,” yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works is dead.

Someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works and I by my works will show you my faith. You believe that God is One; You do well.

Even the demons believe and shudder. (See: Matthew 8:29-31; Luke 4:31-37;  Luke 11:14-23)

Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is barren?

Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Issac on the alter?

You see that faith was active along with his works and faith was brought to completion by the works. Thus the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him in righteousness (Genesis 15:6) he was called the friend of God! (2 Chronicles 20:7)

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. Likewise was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another road? (Joshua 6:22-25) For just as the body without the (Holy) Spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead. –James 2:14-26

• You May Know the Joy of Salvation and Eternal Life in Heaven Today Through The Good News of Christ Jesus!

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God is not unjust; He will not forget your work
and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them. –Hebrews 6:10
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Do to others as you would have them do to you. –Luke 6:31

Blessings of the Righteous Who Fear the Lord

Praise the Lord!

They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor. Their righteousness endures forever; Their horn is exalted. (Psalm 112:9)

Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in His Commandments. Their descendants will be mighty in the land, the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in their houses and their righteousness endures forever. They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; They are gracious, merciful and righteous. It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. For the righteous will never be moved; They will be remembered forever. They are not afraid of evil tidings, their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord. Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid, in the end they will look in triumph on their foes. They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor; Their righteousness endures forever, their horn is exalted in honor. The wicked see it and are angry, they gnash their teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked comes to nothing (shall perish). –Psalm 112:1-10

• You May Know the Joy of Salvation and Eternal Life
  Today, Through The Good News of Christ Jesus!