Chapter 6 "A Hole in me"

At the end of chapter 6 in the book the author shares an analogy of how our life of faith ought to be like. I thought I would share it.

" Think for a moment of your life as a house with many rooms. Your faith cannot be just one more room in the house, equal with your job, your marriage, your political affiliation, or your hobbies. No, your faith must be like the very air you breathe, in every room of the house. It must permeate not just your "Sunday worship," or even your vocation and your behavior at home, but also your dealings with everyone around you- including the poor. That's how deep the commitment must be.

So What does God expect of you then? Everything."

A few paragraphs earlier he is discussing the passage in James that speaks of being a doer of the Word not just a hearer and he said this.

" You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that- and shudder. (part of James chapter 2)

Here James stated in black and white that belief is not enough. It must be accompanied by faith demonstrated by actions. My former pastor and good friend Gary Gulbranson once said, "It's not what you believe that counts; it's what you believe enough to do." I think James would have liked Gary's understanding of the gospel in action. "