The Fruit of Faith
The parable of the sheep and the goats (vv. 31-46) is concerned with how God’s grace is seen in redeemed human lives. The final judgment will be according to the evidence - not according to what was professed but what was practiced, not according to what was said but what was done (7:21). The works in view are not such as ever could earn salvation; they are works of love, which reflect a life redeemed by the saving work of Christ through the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:6). Although the benevolences tendered throughout life may have consisted of most elementary works of kindness and mercy, they nonetheless are evidence of genuine faith, because they represent what the believer has sincerely been able to do for Christ’s sake (10:42).
Taken from The Devotional Daily Bible
“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’”
Matthew 25:35-40
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