“Faith without works is dead” James 2

February 21, 2018 @ 8;30 PM

“Faith without works is dead”   James 2

If you have faith I should see your works

James is the writer of the book of James and he is the brother of Jesus. While James grew up in the same house with Jesus in Nazareth, he was miles apart from Jesus’ thinking for the early part of his life. James did not grow up a believer. Though Jesus and James had the same mother, Jesus was the son not of Joseph, as James was, but of God the Father Himself—a fact that wouldn’t fully sink into James’ mind for years. It wasn’t until Jesus’ resurrection and His appearance to James and the disciples that James finally really understood who his half-brother was. Throughout Jesus’ ministry His half-brother James, along with the other three brothers, didn’t give Jesus the respect due Him (John 7:3-5). It appears they thought He was not thinking clearly, and perhaps they wanted Him gone from their home (Mark 3:21, Mark 3:31-35). James and Jesus’ other brothers showed Him no honor, which saddened Jesus, who spoke from personal experience when He said, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor”. Even at His death Jesus entrusted the care of His mother, Mary, not to His half-brothers but to His disciple and close friend John. From Jesus’ resurrection on, James gave himself entirely to God and soon became an important figure in the early Church..

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