“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe and tremble. But wilt thou know, Oh vain man, that faith without works is dead? (James 2:19-20)
James congratulates those who believe there is one God. They do well having their doctrine of God correct. At least they are not atheists or polytheists.
The demons also know there is one God, but they are still demons. They even tremble at that truth. They know that Jesus is the Son of God, but they continue to be demons. (Matthew 8:29)
If your faith produces no evidence it is a dead faith and is worthless. My father, who was a pastor, had lengthy conversations with a gentleman about Bible doctrines. The man’s doctrines lined up correctly, but he was a lost man. Nothing my dad would say would move him to saving faith. As far as my father and I knew the man died as a lost man.
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