Santiago 2:22

22 Ya ves que la fe actuaba juntamente con sus obras, y como resultado de las obras, la fe fue perfeccionada;

Santiago 2:22 Meaning and Commentary

James 2:22

Seest thou how faith wrought with his works
Not to justify him before God; for neither faith nor works are ever said in Scripture to justify any man; but his faith being of the right kind, a faith which works by love, it put him upon doing this work, and many others; for this was done in faith, ( Hebrews 11:17-19 ) as all good works are, which are properly such; and where there is true faith, it will influence and engage a man to do good works, as it did Abraham.

And by works was faith made perfect?
not with an absolute perfection; for though Abraham's faith was very great, yet there were things lacking in it, and he had his fits and times of unbelief; and had he lived till now, his faith, in this sense, would not have been perfect; and he would have had reason to have used the apostle's petition, ( Luke 17:5 ) much less would it have been made thus perfect by works; but the sense is, that hereby his faith was declared to be sincere, unfeigned, true, and genuine; just as love is said to be perfected, ( 1 John 4:17 ) .

Santiago 2:22 In-Context

20 Pero, ¿estás dispuesto a admitir, oh hombre vano, que la fe sin obras es estéril?
21 ¿No fue justificado por las obras Abraham nuestro padre cuando ofreció a Isaac su hijo sobre el altar?
22 Ya ves que la fe actuaba juntamente con sus obras, y como resultado de las obras, la fe fue perfeccionada;
23 y se cumplió la Escritura que dice: Y ABRAHAM CREYO A DIOS Y LE FUE CONTADO POR JUSTICIA, y fue llamado amigo de Dios.
24 Vosotros veis que el hombre es justificado por las obras y no sólo por la fe.
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