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[[Martin Luther]] had difficulty with the Epistle of James as it did not easily fit his concept of ''justification by faith alone'' as James also seems to stress the importance of works.  Nevertheless, he kept it as a part of the New Testament canon in [[Protestant]] Churches. Luther's tirade against James's Epistle parallels contemporary slanders propagated by apostate Protestantism which brands any emphasis on law-keeping alongside faith as "legalism" and "denying grace."

[[Martin Luther]] had difficulty with the Epistle of James as it did not easily fit his concept of ''justification by faith alone'' as James also seems to stress the importance of works.  Nevertheless, he kept it as a part of the New Testament canon in [[Protestant]] Churches. Luther's tirade against James's Epistle parallels contemporary slanders propagated by apostate Protestantism which brands any emphasis on law-keeping alongside faith as "legalism" and "denying grace."

Martin Luther wrote in his 1599 preface that the St. James Epistle is really "''an epistle of straw''" compared to St. John's Gospel and his first epistle, to St. Paul's epistles, especially Romans, Galatians, and Ephesians, and to St. Peter's first epistle, because of its insistence on works as a requirement for justification to life and its rejection of faith alone without works (''sola fide''). He afterward removed the "straw" statement, insisting that the epistle was good.

Martin Luther wrote in his 1599 preface that the St. James Epistle is really "''an epistle of straw''" compared to [[Apostle John]]'s [[Gospel of John|Gospel]] and his first epistle, to St. Paul's epistles, especially Romans, Galatians, and Ephesians, and to Apostle Peter's [[First Epistle of Peter|first Epistle]], because of its insistence on works as a requirement for justification to life and its rejection of faith alone without works (''sola fide''). He afterward removed the "straw" statement, insisting that the Epistle was good.

In the very early Universal Church years (1st and 2nd centuries A.D.), some of this work was disputed as to authenticity and scattered among churches.

In the very early Universal Church years (1st and 2nd centuries A.D.), some of this work was disputed as to authenticity and scattered among churches.