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James, James, James... Why'd you have to do it? Why'd you have to say it? Why'd you have to go and say it the way you said it? Why'd you have to say things like, "You see then, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only" (James 2:24) and "Wasn't our father Abraham justified by works...?" (James 2:21). Didn't Paul say, "For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God" (Rom 4:2) and didn't Paul repeatedly say that we are justified by faith apart from works? (Rom 3:28, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:24). And James, what's up with that "faith without works is dead" statement?
Were you having a bad day when you wrote that letter? Did you simply disagree with Paul? Was Martin Luther on track with his comments about your letter being a "right strawy epistle?" Is there another way to look at your epistle? Do Kap and Joel have anything to say about this?
Hmm... Let's see if they do!
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