2 Corinthians 13:5–6 says, “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test."

I mentioned on Sunday that one of the ways that we can test ourselves is to examine our lives and our “good works.” John 15:8 says, “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” And Jesus makes it clear in several places that our works are evidence of our faith in Him (Mt. 7:16–20; John 14:15–24; Luke 13:3; Mt 12:34–35).