James
A Commentary by Charles J. Hartman III
Are believers justified by faith alone, or by faith and works together?
Does the New Testament present two conflicting answers? “A man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law,” says Paul. Yet in the Epistle of James, we read, “Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead…. A man is justified by works, and not by faith only.”
“Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of My people Israel.”Amos 7:8
“But He gives more grace.”
Seven-Eight Press was established in 2026 by Fellowship Bible Church in Greenville, South Carolina, to publish sound Biblical teaching for the edification of the Body of Christ. Its name harkens back to the prophetic vision in Amos 7:8 and the fact that the Lord provides both the means and the expectation that His people will stand.