002:019 You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
002:020 But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it
is that faith apart from obedience is worthless?
Take the case of Abraham our forefather.
002:021 Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was
declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered
up his son Isaac upon the altar?
002:022 You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
002:023 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of `God's friend.'
002:024 You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
002:025 In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?
002:026 For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless,
so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
003:001 Do not be eager, my brethren, for many among you to become teachers;
for you know that we teachers shall undergo severer judgement.
003:002 For we often stumble and fall, all of us. If there is any one who never stumbles in speech, that man has reached maturity of character and is able to curb his whole nature.