James 2:14-17

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

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5 songs meet this passage

  • “We're so worried about savin' our souls”

    Who Will Save Your Soul · Jewel

    resonates with James 2:14-17

    The song critiques a faith that talks about salvation while ignoring the poor and the suffering around it, echoing James' warning against dead faith without works.

  • “She's got blisters on the soles of her feet”

    Another Day in Paradise (2016 Remastered) · Phil Collins

    strains against James 2:15-16

    James condemns offering only words to someone in visible physical need; the song exposes exactly that failure in the bystander.

  • This One's For The Children (Reprise) · New Kids On the Block

    resonates with James 2:15-16

    The song's concern for the hungry and homeless mirrors James's call to meet physical need, not just offer words.

  • “How easy, it would be to show me how you feel”

    More Than Words · EXTREME

    resonates with James 2:15-16

    James critiques hollow words without corresponding action, the same frustration the singer voices toward unaccompanied declarations of love.

  • “My faith is dead, I need a resurrection somehow”

    God's Not Dead (Like a Lion) · Newsboys

    resonates with James 2:17

    The honest admission of dead faith mirrors this call for faith to be alive and active, not static.

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