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NASB | James 2:24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:24 You see that a man (believer) is justified by works and not by faith alone [that is, by acts of obedience a born-again believer reveals his faith]. |
Subject: Does James 2 contradict Romans 4? |
Bible Note: I too, must commend you on a job very well done. This makes it clear why Martin Luther considered James to be the "straw epistle" and thus relegated it to the very back of his Bible. He didn't want to deal with this thorny issue as you've done so eloquently. |