James 2:22 - Forerunner Commentary

James 2:22

20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is¹ dead?

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works ^awhen he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

22 Do you see ^athat faith was working together with his works, and by ^bworks faith was made perfect?

23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ^a“Abraham believed God, and it was¹ accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called ^bthe friend of God.

24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise, ^awas not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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Now, there is a balance. Are works needful for the people of God? Absolutely. Paul says in Philippians 2:12-13, “Work out your own salvation.” There is work involved in terms of salvation. James 2:18-26 says, “Look—you show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” Then he goes on to say, “Was not our father Abraham justified by his works?” He is showing that the two of them go together. There is grace. There are the gifts of God. But there is also the work that is required of us that brings us into the image of God that makes the witness in our lives on behalf of God.

Excerpted from The Laborers: Matthew 20:1-16 by John W. Ritenbaugh

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