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Faith Works by Love - October 12

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. ~Hebrews 11:6

…But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love. You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?… ~Galations 5:5-7 [Berean Study Bible]

... and Faith Without Works Is Dead:

What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. ~James 2:14-26 [New King James Version]

...and when asked about The Greatest Commandment:

…Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’… ~Matthew 22:37-39 [Berean Study Bible]