The second question, “Can that faith save him?” refers to a certain quality of faith—a faith that produces no fruit. The implied answer, of course, is a resounding no! In fact, the form of the question in Greek shows that James is asking a question that anticipates a negative answer. For the rest of the section, James digs deeper into this basic assertion that phony faith devoid of works is not genuine, saving faith. In verses 15 to 20, James gives a series of four characteristics of genuine