A Commentary on the Epistle of James, Chapter Two

The third edition of this book has been written to clean up some of the poorly worded text in the first two editions and to show important Bible verses rather than just refer to them. An effort has also been made to convert previously used first person speech with more formal third person speech. In considering the second chapter of the epistle of James, one should note that it focuses on NOT being a respecter of persons, on everyone's guilt by the law, on faith without works, and on justification by works. People often struggle with the contrast between Paul's writings of faith and between James' writings of works. So the below discussion will show the relationship between the two and how they work together in a Christian's life. The saints of God have been brought together by a common savior for the common cause of exalting and of glorifying their heavenly Father.