The New Testament teaching on faith has been so misunderstood and misrepresented.
The New Testament speaks a lot about “believing.” “Believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15); “All things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23); “Those who believe in His name” (John 1:12); “Whoever believes in Him” (John 3:15-18); “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life” (John 3:36); “If you do not believe…you will die” (John 8:24); “Believe…and you will be saved” (Acts 16:34); “Having been justified by faith” (Rom. 5:1).
The New Testament also speaks a lot about “doing.” “He who does the will of My Father” (Matt. 7:21); “Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them” (Matt. 7:24); “My food is to do the will” (John 4:34); “Do the works” (John 8:39); “Do the things we command you” (2 Thess. 3:4); “Be doers of the word…a doer of the work” (James 1:22-25); “A man is justified by works” (James 2:24); “He who does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17).
Believing and doing go hand-in-hand and cannot be separated from each other