James was the disgruntled step brother of Jesus. I discount that book as in total contradiction of the rest of the bible.Jame preached that Jesus died for nothing and that accepting Him as Son of God was meaningless. James taught the return to the legalism of the old Testament. It is not by works that you are saved and salvation is a simple gift received by those who believe in him as the Son of God. John 3:16 through 18.
Actually, the “bible” was assembled by a bunch of priests at the council of laodicia circa 363 (330 years after the resurrection) James, the Epistle of Jude, 2 Peter, 2 and 3 John, the Book of Revelation, the Gospel of the Hebrews, Are all disputed by many as belonging in the book. How do you leave out the eye witness account of an actual disciple ( Bartholomew) if written by him in fact. For example, Mark and Luke were written by other people 80 years later. These guys that voted on these books at Laodicia ,in Turkey. were not God. They were just 40 powerful priest in Asia minor . They actually forbade the reading of another books in their meeting .
That is so you see where I am coming from on James. I dont worship the bible. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
I believe the Bible is the true word of God. The whole Bible
I’ve had some disputes with James myself. He was obviously a latter day “church” father. The target of his epistle is clearly an established church and he is sending them rules for keeping organized. Still a problem for Lovers of Jesus, Son of God.