To emphasize to a Jewish audience in the Diaspora that saving faith is evidenced by tangible works of righteousness. It complements Paul’s emphasis on justification by faith alone by adding that such saving faith is never seen alone. It expresses itself through good works.
James 2:1 If you’d open your Bibles to James chapter 2, James chapter 2, today we’re going to begin to make our way into the main body of the letter of James by looking at the first verse in James chapter 2. So up to this point in the book of James, we’ve spent quite a bit of time going through what…