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There is not only to be assent in faith, but consent; not only an assent to the truth of the word, but a consent to take Christ. True believing is not an act of the understanding only, but a work of the whole heart. That a justifying faith cannot be without works, is shown from two examples, Abraham and Rahab.
- (14) The Principle Established: True Faith Will Be Accompanied by Action.
- (15-17) An Example of Dead Faith.
- (18-19) A Living Faith Cannot Be Separated from Works.
- (20-24) Abraham as An Example of Living Faith.
- (25-26) Rahab as An Example of Living Faith.
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? a. What does it profit, my brethren: James thought it impossible that someone could genuinely have saving faith with no works. But someone could say he has faith, but fail to show good works. So, the question is valid: Can that kind of faith ...
If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. a. If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food: To f...
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe— and tremble! a. You have faith, and I have works: Some might try to say that some have the “gift” of works and others have the “gift” of f...
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to...
Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. a. Rahab the harlot: Significantly, James used two examples of a living faith – Abraham (the father of the Jews) and Rahab (a Gentile). James perh...
Clarke's Commentary. Verse James 2:26. For as the body without the spirit is dead — There can be no more a genuine faith without good works, than there can be a living human body without a soul. WE shall never find a series of disinterested godly living without true faith.
James doesn’t mean that faith can exist without works yet be insufficient for salvation. He means that any “faith” that doesn’t lead to works is dead; in other words, it is no faith at all. “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead” ( James 2:26 ).
What does James 2:26 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
James 2:26. ESV For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. NIV As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. NASB For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. CSB For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without ...
“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” In this pivotal verse, James clarifies the relationship between faith and justification. He counters the notion that faith alone is sufficient for salvation. Instead, he asserts that justification, the process of being declared righteous before God, involves both faith and works.
