You may know that James is very famous for apparently on the surface being opposed to what Paul says about justification, and in fact Martin Luther famously called it an epistle of straw because he saw it as in contradiction. And indeed, if you look at chapter 2 verse 24, it does appear on the surface appear to be directly contrary to what Paul says, because James says, "So you see then that a man is justified not by faith only, but by works" – specifically looking at Abraham. So, on the surface it looks like James is contradictory to Paul. But if you look closely at what problems James is addressing with a kind of faith that is actually not a real faith at all and therefore very dangerous and what he means by works which is obedience that is flowing out of a heart of faith, that's very different than the concerns that Paul has, which is a kind of works which is seeking one's own righteousness before God, and Paul doesn't even address the question there in Galatians of genuine versus ungenuine faith. So, the issues are very different, and it's only in a superficial way that they appear to contradict. In fact, James is actually very, very concerned with faith, and it's precisely because he is so deeply concerned with faith, the faith that saves, that he is concerned that it be genuine faith, because as we noted already, it's very easy to convince yourself you have faith even though you don't. And James wants to make sure that this faith is the kind of faith that really is an expression of confidence and commitment and trust in Jesus. So, it's interesting to note how James uses certain examples of this real kind of faith. He refers first of all the Abraham, and he actually quotes the same verse that Paul does with regard to justification by faith, that Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him for righteousness. And James points out that Abraham's faith is a kind of faith that is so committed, so trusting that it will go all the way to obedience even to the offering of his son. And therefore they both agree Abraham was justified by faith. The issue is what kind of faith for James. Furthermore, James refers to the kinds of examples of works with reference to what Abraham did, first in his willingness to offer Isaac. But very interestingly in the example of Rahab, because Rahab was first of all a Gentile – she wasn't even Jewish – and secondly, she was a prostitute. And yet, here she demonstrated a kind of faith, a real belief in God in that, when she saw the Israelites there, she somehow knew: "God is for this people and I want to put my trust in that God." So, she's willing to take a risk in sheltering the Israelite spies and therefore was saved. That's the kind of faith that actually acts because you really believe that something is true. And that's the example that underscores what James really indicated there. It's not following all the jots and tittles of commandments, it's rather, recognizing that God is the true God and casting yourself entirely on him. This is something that we might overlook if we didn't have to book of James. I think you can find that requirement of obedience even in Paul, because if you keep reading in Galatians and in Romans, you get to the later chapters where he talks about the necessity of obedience, and you won't inherit the kingdom if you don't live a life in accordance with that faith. But evangelicals sometimes have tended to overlook that aspect, and if we didn't have the book of James, we might miss some of that. So I'm very thankful for this book. It makes me uncomfortable as I read it, but that's good because it reminds me of just what God expects of a life of faith.