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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).
30 cze 2017 · James 2:14-17 in linked to Jas 2:1-13 and the need for believers to treat the rich and the poor in their churches equally well. James is talking about faith, not saving faith in particular. Compare James 2:1.
30 gru 2022 · Has the Lord ever asked you for a loan? Have you ever recognized in the needs of others a direct request from heaven for some of what you have? The Bible warns against the sin of passing by the needy with pious words while keeping a tight grip on our wallets (James 2:14, 15, 16, 17). And Galatians 6:10 says that we are to "do good to all."
Faith Without Works Is Dead - What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
James is saying that both having faith and putting faith into action are the responsibility of the individual believer on a daily basis. The spiritual new birth is something Jesus does for us (John 3:14-16; 2 Corinthians 5:17). The gift of eternal life is a gift.
James urges us to take special concern for those who are vulnerable or marginalized, and we may need to practice noticing who these people are at our places of work. This is the heart of the book of James. James does not imagine that work is at odds with faith.
It is faith that agrees with God’s word, both inwardly and with words. It is faith that in itself is not a work that deserves reward from God; in this sense it is simply refusing to think God is a liar, and that in itself is not a good work, simply the absence of a sinful work.
