To Protestants, Does The Epistle Of James Create A Problem For You?

Luther was never made theologian in Patristics or had any authority to decide which Patristic scriptures qualified as valid. His opinion is null on it.

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Luther founded the Lutheran church... only. He is not the founder of any other denomination, and what he personally felt about any portion of scripture is irrelevant to scripture as a whole. Luther didn't found Christianity. Jesus did. I'm not actually Protestant, but Apostolic, but the point remains the same. I use the same Bible as the Protestant churches, because the OT of that Bible contains exactly the same books as the Jewish canon. And our NT is the same as yours.

The epistle in question is part of scripture, and like the rest of it, is profitable for doctrine, etc.

But out of curiosity, since you brought up sola scriptura, how do you address this: The Jewish religious leaders of the first century didn't believe in sola scriptura either. In addition to the Tanakh (what we call the Old Testament), they also had the "oral law," that is, their sacred traditions passed on generation after generation. But Jesus rebuked them for those traditions, saying that they made the word of God of no effect, and that by teaching those traditions as if they were commandments of God, they were worshiping in vain. So now, what makes your traditions better than theirs? They also believed that their traditions were passed on from the patriarchs and prophets, but they were wrong, because their traditions contradicted the written word of God. Many of the traditions of the RCC and Orthodox churches also conflict with the teachings of the written word. So don't they also make the word of God of no effect? And when you teach those traditions as if they are also the word of God, isn't the worship in vain?

The founder of my church is Christ Jesus and he warned about people that wanted to cause division like you are doing here. I have no problem with the book of James- James was an Apostle and this is his epistle and it is divinely inspired. So it meets with the requirements to be included in the accepted canon.

Luther made the split because of the Roman corrupt teaching of salvation by works- which James explains quite clearly that we are not saved by works but that salvation leads to a desire to good works.

Also Luther called the Roman church on the doctrine of purgatory ( an invention of corrupt bishops) and the selling of indulgences.This is what nearly got Luther executed at the hands of the church in Rome.

Seems to me - you are the one with the problem with James being in the canon. Feeling guilty any?

Sola fide—the doctrine of justification by faith alone apart from works—is simply recognizing what is taught over and over in Scripture—that at some point in time God declares ungodly sinners righteous by imputing Christ’s righteousness to them (Romans 4:5, 5:8, 5:19). This happens apart from any works and before the individual actually begins to become righteous. This is an important distinction between Catholic theology that teaches righteous works are meritorious towards salvation and Protestant theology that affirms the biblical teaching that righteous works are the result and evidence of a born-again person who has been justified by God and regenerated by the power of the Holy Spirit.

How important is sola fide? It is so important to the Gospel message and a biblical understanding of salvation that Martin Luther described it as being “the article with and by which the church stands.” Those who reject sola fide reject the only Gospel that can save them and by necessity embrace a false gospel. That is why Paul so adamantly denounces those who taught law-keeping or other works of righteousness in Galatians 1:9 and other passages. Yet today this important biblical doctrine is once again under attack. Too often sola fide is relegated to secondary importance instead of being recognized as an essential doctrine of Christianity, which it certainly is.

“Consider Abraham: ‘He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.’ Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you.’ So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.’ Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, ‘The righteous will live by faith’” (Galatians 3:6-11).

I've actually read the book of James and it is not a problem at all. James 2 explains it plainly that faith and works go hand in hand. The works is evidence of our faith. We can say we have faith, but where's the proof OF that faith?

Nothing written by inspiration of God...gives me a problem....including the epistle of James....what gives you a problem?

God loves you.....god bless

No. It explains a lot about faith and works. It also talks a lot about controlling the tongue. James was half brother to Jesus.