" THE DEVIL'S FAITH"

                      

Read James 2:14-26.

John 3:16 is what many refer to as the heart of the N.T. What does it mean?

Instead of looking for the answer in the theology of man, let's search the Scripture for God's explanation!

My Proposition today is this; The devil has faith, he believes that Jesus is the Christ. Yet the devil's faith is not an obedient faith. Will this kind of faith save him? No! 

James 2:14 says, "What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?" (NKJV).

We see God's illustration in James 2:15-16 that faith without works will not feed the hungry, neither will it save the lost.

The question is, "Why Not?"

I. Verse 17 says The devil's faith is alone.
That is the devil deceives by separating the word of God and using only parts of it.

He did this with Adam and Eve.
He did so in the temptation of Christ.
He does the same when he separates John 3:16 from James 2.

II. Verse 18 tells us Godly faith is not alone, but with works. You cannot claim a faith that has no evidence it exists.

III. Verse 19 says the Devil's faith makes him tremble.

Why? Because he knows his destiny. Read Revelation 20.
Without a doubt he believes in Christ (Luke 8:26-33).

IV. Verse 20 tells us the Devil's faith is dead,

V. Then in verses 21-23 Gods gives the illustration of Abraham. His obedience was necessary.

VI. Verse 24 says Faith Only is the devil's faith, and is deceptive. Many believe in 'Faith Only' but God says it is dead and it is a false teaching.

VII. Then in verse 26, works are to faith what the spirit is to the body. When the spirit leaves the body, death is the only result.

As the spirit is necessary to give the body physical life, so works are necessary to give faith spiritual life. Our works are proof of our love to God and Christ. The devil certainly has faith like so many in our world today, but it is a dead, useless and false faith never intended by God in His Word.