Tag: Scripture-first theology
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A Scripture-First Reflection on James 2:17–26
Why true faith—once made alive by God—must keep acting, loving, and obeying to remain alive. Introduction Few statements in Scripture have stirred more debate than James’s declaration: “Faith without works is dead.” (James 2:17) Was James contradicting Paul’s teaching that justification is “by faith apart from works” (Romans 3:28)? When read within the full canon,…