What does it profit you if you only have faith and not works? What is James, the brother of Jesus, saying here with such conviction? I was told that faith is a verb. As a verb, it has action. If there is no action, in what we believe, then it will not profit or have any growth.
What is Hindering your Growth?
The parable of the Sower can explain the causes that hinders a believer’s growth. We are to grow into the image of Christ, for Christ is the incorruptible seed.