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    Show your faith by your actions (February 16, 2014)

    Scripture Passage and Lesson Focus: James 2:14-26 If there is anything we frequently associate with the book of James, it is probably based on this passage. James’ insistence that faith without works is dead is often contrasted with Paul’s emphasis on justification by faith. Martin Luther’s often quoted description of James as “an epistle of straw” that he would like to throw into the oven … ...

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