Works compliments our faith, or accompany our faith in the christian walk. When you are saved, some changes took place that is in line with scripture context and as you study them, compassion for the poor, the destitute, helping one another ect, becomes more a reality than words. You have faith on someone who did and taught to do good works and believers are to emulate those, which is a big shoes to fill, but we have that mandate to do so. In fulfilling the works aspect of your faith, you develop more Christlike attitudes and your faith magnifies with the satisfaction of your determination to be obedient to the Lord admonitions.
Luke 17King James Version (KJV)
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
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