ACC ~ James 4 v17

GRACE ENABLES DOING GOOD. CHRYSOSTOM: James does not remove the power to do good, but he shows that it is not just a matter of one’s own will. To do good as we ought, we need the grace of God. CATENA.

KNOWING COMPLICATES SINNING. AUGUSTINE: Does the one who does not know how to do good and does not do it commit a sin? He certainly does, but the one who knows what is good and does not do it sins more grievously. ADULTEROUS MARRIAGES 9.

THE FAITH PROCLAIMED MUST BE LIVED. OECUMENIUS: Good deeds ought to come before preaching, so that it will be clear that it is a righteous man who is proclaiming the faith which is being expounded. COMMENTARY ON JAMES.