1:26-27 What is James saying here?
1:26-27 What is James saying here?
James is saying here that anyone who says they are Christians, but do not exercise control over their tongues are just fooling themselves, and their religion is worthless (CP Psa 39:1; Pr 13:2-3; 21:23; Mt 12:36-37; Jas 1:19; 3:2-13; 1Pe 3:10).
Every person is judged by their words because they reveal the state of their heart.
What God considers to be pure and genuine religion is that believers take care of orphans and widows in need, and to keep themselves from being corrupted by the evil world system (CP De 24:17-22; 1Ti 5:3 with Jas 4:4; 1Jn 2:15).