The relationship between faith and works has been debated about within the church for as long as it has existed, and misinterpretations and misunderstandings of that relationship have potentially led millions astray and away from the true gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Bible and its various authors, particularly in the New Testament, are unanimous on this subject - we are justified through faith alone, by grace alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone. And yet, we are often justified before men by our faith being worked out in practical application.

This is why the apostle James can comfortably say - faith without works is dead (James 2:26). A faith that doesn't work is a faith that is dead, and that kind of faith cannot save.

So as visible hands and feet of Jesus, we must put our faith to work, by meeting the spiritual, material, and relational needs.