CHAPTER 10 THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ST. JAMES-THE PRACTICAL UNBELIEF INVOLVED IN SHOWING A WORLDLY RESPECT OF PERSONS IN PUBLIC WORSHIP. James 2:1 As has been stated already, in a previous chapter, one of Luther's main objections to this Epistle is that it does not "preach and urge Christ." "It teaches... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 11 THE INIQUITY OF RESPECTING THE RICH AND DESPISING THE POOR-THE SOLIDARITY OF THE DIVINE LAW. James 2:5 ST. JAMES is varied in his style. Sometimes he writes short, maxim-like sentences, which remind us of the Book of Proverbs; sometimes, as in the passage before us, he is as argumentat... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 12 FAITH AND WORKS: THREE VIEWS OF THE RELATION, OF THE TEACHING OF ST. JAMES TO THE TEACHING OF ST. PAUL-THE RELATION OF LUTHER TO BOTH. James 2:14 "What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked,... [ Continue Reading ]
James 2:21; James 2:25 CHAPTER 13 THE FAITH OF THE DEMONS; THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM; AND THE FAITH OF RAHAB THE HARLOT. James 2:19; James 2:21; James 2:25 IN the preceding chapter several points of great interest were passed over, in order not to obscure the main issue as to the relation of this pa... [ Continue Reading ]
James 2:21; James 2:25 CHAPTER 13 THE FAITH OF THE DEMONS; THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM; AND THE FAITH OF RAHAB THE HARLOT. James 2:19; James 2:21; James 2:25 IN the preceding chapter several points of great interest were passed over, in order not to obscure the main issue as to the relation of this pa... [ Continue Reading ]
James 2:21; James 2:25 CHAPTER 13 THE FAITH OF THE DEMONS; THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM; AND THE FAITH OF RAHAB THE HARLOT. James 2:19; James 2:21; James 2:25 IN the preceding chapter several points of great interest were passed over, in order not to obscure the main issue as to the relation of this pa... [ Continue Reading ]