15 Jan '22 14:36>
Here's why -
James is the Apostle that repeats in bold brash terms certain truths spoken by Jesus CHrist, pertaining to good works and righteousness, and which run contrary to their church doctrine -
1. Faith and works are two separate and distinct elements both of which are required to be a righteous Christian Saint.
2. Faith without works is dead.
Here is a conversation I had with a Christian poster :
Questions and derogatory comments from this poster about James and his writings started :
I’d love to know who James was addressing. If I had to guess, I’d say he was addressing very new believers or unbelievers.
James - the James believed to have written the book of James - was not of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, and, if my memory is correct, he was in conflict with several apostles of Jesus’ for trying to teach people to go back to the law. He also, if my memory is correct, was not a follower of Jesus’ until *after* Jesus’ Resurrection.
Continued questioning of the authenticity of James by Christians. These are not new and over the years faith only Christians have sought to ridicule these writings casting doubt on its veracity.
Interestingly Paul, Peter, John, and Judde all spoke in similar terms about faith and works, and that faith alone is worthless
James is the Apostle that repeats in bold brash terms certain truths spoken by Jesus CHrist, pertaining to good works and righteousness, and which run contrary to their church doctrine -
1. Faith and works are two separate and distinct elements both of which are required to be a righteous Christian Saint.
2. Faith without works is dead.
Here is a conversation I had with a Christian poster :
Me - dead faith goes nowhere.
Poster - You still don’t get how belief and faith are connected to good works and keeping the commandments. You seem to think they’re totally separate and they’re not. They’re completely connected.
Me - quotes James What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? ... Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Poster - What I wrote, about faith and good works being inseparable, isn’t taught, it’s experienced.
Questions and derogatory comments from this poster about James and his writings started :
I’d love to know who James was addressing. If I had to guess, I’d say he was addressing very new believers or unbelievers.
James - the James believed to have written the book of James - was not of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, and, if my memory is correct, he was in conflict with several apostles of Jesus’ for trying to teach people to go back to the law. He also, if my memory is correct, was not a follower of Jesus’ until *after* Jesus’ Resurrection.
Continued questioning of the authenticity of James by Christians. These are not new and over the years faith only Christians have sought to ridicule these writings casting doubt on its veracity.
Interestingly Paul, Peter, John, and Judde all spoke in similar terms about faith and works, and that faith alone is worthless