James—Evidence of a Living Faith (1)

This letter of James is placed within the category of "catholic epistles," designated as such because they were written to the children of God without mentioning a specific church. They are, in this sense, universal-catholic. The author was burdened by the threat of dead orthodoxy in the churches, so he challenged them, "Show me thy faith without thy works and I will show thee my faith by my works." We do well to heed this warning in our day. This letter of James is placed within the category...