ACC ~ James 2 v15

LOVE HELPS THE BODY. HILARY OF ARLES: These are the words of faith, spoken to those who know that there is only one God, who is the Father of all his children. True love has two sides to it—help for the body and help for the soul. Here James concentrates on the first of these because he is speaking especially to those who are rich. INTRODUCTORY TRACTATE ON THE LETTER OF JAMES.

WORDS ALONE DO NOT HELP. BEDE: It is obvious that words alone are not going to help someone who is naked and hungry. Someone whose faith does not go beyond words is useless. Such faith is dead without works of Christian love which alone can bring it back to life. CONCERNING THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES.

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