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The book of James has aroused controversy throughout the church’s history. On the one hand, we are saved by grace. On the other, we must do good works. How do the two fit together? Verno Doerksen traces the interpretive history of the book of James, and helps modern readers make sense of what turns out to be a false distinction: grace and works go together.

consideration the Word. He should be ready and eager to learn and respond gladly to the will of God as shown in His Word (1 Pet. 2:1–2). The implanted Word “is able to save” the soul. The term save has an eschatological meaning here, as it does in 4:12 and 5:20: salvation from eternal death. There is a sense in which a believer is saved at the point of conversion (Eph. 2:8), and there is also a sense in which a believer is being saved as he grows and matures in this life (1 Cor. 1:18). James emphasizes
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