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Part of James audience clearly have not received the word and their souls were not saved.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
the engrafted word... definite article "the" makes it specific.
it is engrafted, therefore this is to believers.
We do not lay apart filthiness in order to receive the word/salvation, that makes receiving the Gospel "quid pro quo" which it is not.
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