What the Bible says about Belief and Assent
(From Forerunner Commentary)

James 2:19 Though many would argue that a large majority of Americans believe in God, such a fact is not an indicator of how these "believers" live! James writes, "Even the demons believe—and tremble!," but their behavior remains demonic. True belief in God, as the apostle explains, is accompanied by works that demonstrate our belief. These works are behaviors, words, and thoughts that conform to the revealed will of God. In other words, true believers try to live as God lives! Richard T. Ritenbaugh Kid Kid-Killers Related Topics: Assent and Belief | Behavior | Belief | Belief and Assent | Belief in Christ | Believing | Believing in Christ | Demons | Godly Behavior | Godly Character | Godly Living | Living as Christ Lives | Living as God Lives

James 2:19 They know God's awesome power, and they, unlike man, tremble! Maybe a better English word would be shudder. They recognize His power and are terrified at the thought of God. They are thoroughly convicted that God is! This verse helps us to understand that saving faith is not the intellectual acceptance of a theological proposition, that is, that God is, but rather a belief that expresses itself outwardly in a changed life. The demons believe. They tremble in fear, but they will not obey God. We, too, can believe that God is—we can give intellectual assent to a theological proposition: "Yes I believe that God is." But we may not even shudder, and most assuredly, most of mankind will not submit. The faith that saves is one that not only believes that God is, but also changes a person's life according to that belief. That is saving faith. If we believe that God is, that puts us only on the same level as the demons. John W. Ritenbaugh Satan (Part 1) Related Topics: Assent and Belief | Belief | Belief and Assent | Belief in Christ | Believing | Demons | Faith, Saving

 

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