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(1) The principle established. My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. a. Do not hold the faith: The glorious faith we have, the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, should never be associated with partiality (discrimination).
James asserts: Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. Here James emphasizes the conclusion outright. Faith without matching works, without a corresponding outlet, is simply dead. It is a sanctification or spiritual growth concern for a believer that is in James's mind and words.
(James 2:5-7) Man’s partiality rarely agrees with God’s heart. Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
30 gru 2022 · James 2:14 - The well-known apparent “conflict” between James and Paul focuses especially on this verse. The Apostle Paul says emphatically: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8, 9).
30 cze 2017 · The passage I just quoted, James 2:14-17, is often used to prove that good works are necessary for a person to have what they call final salvation before God. But what James is actually doing is calling for born-again people to apply what we believe.
14 lut 2017 · Evangelical Perspective. Evangelicals believe that salvation is by faith alone, through grace alone, in Christ alone. However, James' message resonates with the evangelical belief that genuine...
Verse 7. - That worthy Name (τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα); the honorable Name; probably the Name of Christ, by which the disciples were known , and for which they suffered (Acts 5:41; 1 Peter 5:14-16). By the which ye are called; literally, which was called upon you (τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ ὑμᾶς).
