James 2:17-20

17How we believe in God is also like that. If our faith does not lead us to do good things, then it is not worth anything. It is dead!

18Someone may say, ‘You believe in God, but I do good things to help people.’ Then I would say, ‘You cannot show me that you believe in God if you do not do good things. I do good things, and that shows that I really believe in God.’

19You believe that there is only one God. That is good! But even the demons believe that! And it makes them very afraid.

20You fool! If someone's faith does not lead them to do good things, it is not worth anything. You should know that!