what lie? That without faith you will not be saved? since when is that a lie?
that faith that is dead will prove it by not working? since when is that a lie?
better yet, how can you claim something that is dead, is ever alive, since when is a dead thing alive, or reality?
They do not have faith, it is a lie. Their CLAIMED faith (yes, I said claimed, what did james say? [SUP]14[/SUP]What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?) That is the context of the passage, James never said they had faith, he is talking about people who CLAIM TO HAVE FAITH. so do they have faith? yes or no? He said it was dead, zero zip nada. no faith period. they were liars...
also. James made a statement, I WILL PROVE MY FAITH BY MY WORK.
he was proving faith is real, vs a false claimed faith. that is ALL!