Ignoring James comes easy for those who think they can be uncharitable, do evil, and still brag to their friends and neighbors that they are “saved”.
One of the biggest lies of today that is rejected even by many Protestants is “Eternal Security.”
http://www.biblical-theology.net/a_new_strategy_for_refuting_eternal%20security.htm
Protestants refute the heresy of eternal security.
http://www.bible.ca/cal-P-refutation.htm