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[[Image:Saint Thomas Aquinas.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Thomas Aquinas]] ]]

[[Image:Saint Thomas Aquinas.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Thomas Aquinas]] ]]

In Christian theology, "the [[doctrine]] of [[justification]] concerns [[God]]’s [[Grace|gracious]] judicial verdict in advance of the day of [[judgment]], pronouncing guilty [[sin]]ners, who turn in self-despairing trust to [[Jesus Christ]], [[Forgiveness|forgiven]], acquitted of all charges and declared morally upright in God’s sight."<ref>[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-doctrine-of-justification/#:~:text=The%20biblical%20doctrine%20of%20justification,place%20when%20a%20person%20believes. The Doctrine of Justification], The Gospel Coalition website</ref>

In Christian theology, "the [[doctrine]] of [[justification]] concerns [[God]]’s [[Grace|gracious]] judicial verdict in advance of the day of [[Judgment (theology)|judgment]], pronouncing guilty [[sin]]ners, who turn in self-despairing trust to [[Jesus Christ]], [[Forgiveness|forgiven]], acquitted of all charges and declared morally upright in God’s sight."<ref>[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-doctrine-of-justification/#:~:text=The%20biblical%20doctrine%20of%20justification,place%20when%20a%20person%20believes. The Doctrine of Justification], The Gospel Coalition website</ref>

[[Thomas Aquinas]] saw the Book of James, especially  its emphasis on faith and works, through the prism of his [[understanding]] of Christian [[faith]] and justification. Aquinas viewed James's teachings as being complementary to the [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]]'s, emphasizing that saving faith is not merely intellectual assent but is demonstrated and perfected through works of [[love]] and charity. Aquinas understood that true faith  will invariably lead to actions that demonstrate that faith.<ref>[https://www.calledtocommunion.com/2009/05/aquinas-on-faith-that-does-not-save/ Aquinas on Faith That Does Not Save]</ref>  

[[Thomas Aquinas]] saw the Book of James, especially  its emphasis on faith and works, through the prism of his [[understanding]] of Christian [[faith]] and justification. Aquinas viewed James's teachings as being complementary to the [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]]'s, emphasizing that saving faith is not merely intellectual assent but is demonstrated and perfected through works of [[love]] and charity. Aquinas understood that true faith  will invariably lead to actions that demonstrate that faith.<ref>[https://www.calledtocommunion.com/2009/05/aquinas-on-faith-that-does-not-save/ Aquinas on Faith That Does Not Save]</ref>