Testament Scripture in Genesis 15. They are both teaching justification by faith alone, but James is moving further. James is going beyond the initial act of justification to the ongoing process of sanctification. James is saying that faith alone saves, but faith will be tested in order to give evidence that it is true faith. James is arguing that you cannot merely say that you are a Christian without there being the clear evidence of a growing faith that produces good works. If James were teaching
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