DAY 324

Faith Without Works Is Dead

James 2:17
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ORIGINAL
ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔχῃ ἔργα, νεκρά ἐστιν καθ' ἑαυτήν.
📜 THE VERSE

Faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

❓ TODAY'S QUESTION

How wide is the gap between what I believe is right and how I actually live?

📝Reflection

James is the man who stirred a long debate over faith and works, but his core is simple: living faith always shows itself in hand and foot. The Greek nekra means corpse. A conviction without deeds may seem to breathe, but it is a dead body. I have often said I believed in good values while failing to move by them. Whether faith is real shows, in the moment of crisis, in where the hand goes.

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🌱Apply It Today

Take one value you say you cherish, and prove it today with one small deed.

📖 Source: James 2:17. 그리스어 원전(Westcott-Hort 1881) + 개역한글판(1961, PD) 참조, ONGO 자체 의역.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.

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