“As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.”
James 2:26
James 2:14–26 challenges the idea that faith can exist on its own apart from good actions. James said an opponent of this idea might argue that some believers in Jesus have faith, while other believers have works (v. 18).
The opponent seems to be suggesting that either are valid strengths. James rejected the idea that faith and action can be put in separate categories, however, saying that true faith is impossible to verify without good actions (v. 18).
He emphasized that true faith always flows into service on behalf of society’s marginalized and economically vulnerable (vv. 14–17).
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