We admit no faith to be justifying, which is not itself and in its own nature a spiritually vital principle of obedience and good works.

Wilberforce, because of his faith, stood up for African slaves. Bonhoeffer, because of his faith, stood up for Jews. That's Christianity to me.

Love, as Paul and the New Testament presents it, is not action—not even action with a special intention—but a source of action.

Faith is reliance (trust/confidence) revealed in attitude and action.

Works are simply a natural part of faith. James's statement is about the inherent nature of faith, about what makes it up. It concerns what believing something really amounts to. It is not an exhortation to prove that one has faith or to work to keep one's faith alive.

of all bad motives none may be worse or more hopeless than fear. Nobody, I think, has ever done good work because of fear. Good work is done by knowing how and by love. Love requires faith, courage, patience, and steadiness, none of which can come from fear.

A difference which makes no difference is no difference at all.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

Good works are indispensable to salvation - not as its ground or means, however, but as its consequence and evidence.

Good works are the seals and proofs of faith; for even as a letter must have a seal to strengthen the same, even so faith must have good works.

O, when it comes to faith, what a living, creative, active, powerful thing it is. It cannot do other than good at all times. It never waits to ask whether there is some good work to do.

Charity is the root of all good works.