James 2:14-26 is a vital section of Scripture in understanding how the relationship of faith, works, and salvation interacts with one another. Certain aspects of this text in James need to be understood to alleviate the sense of contradiction between Paul's message of faith (usually in Romans) and what we find in James. Comparisons between James and Paul are complex, but these initial thoughts can help us to gain insight into why what James says is necessary for every Christian to understand the concept of "saving faith" in contrast to another kind of faith that is useless.

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