James never discusses justification before men; he asks whether faith can "SAVE". We don't need salvation from men but from God's wrath.
Still, as I pointed out before, "works of the Law" are not "Jewish commands like dietary law and circumcision" according to Romans 3:19, 20 and 7:7.
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Just noted this tweet... Actually in Acts 15:2-35, prior to the Council of Jerusalem ~50 AD, where it was determined that Gentile Christians were not bound by the Levitical ceremonial regulations of the Jews, "works of the Law" did involve circumcision.
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You've misunderstood my position: I've only disagreed with your denial that very obvious truth that the term "works of the Law" includes inherently moral commands like the prohibition against covetousness [Ro 3:20, 7:7].
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I see your point. I find Ro7 difficult to read. Ro7:6 "But now we are released from the law, dead to what held us captive, so that we may serve in the newness of the spirit and not under the obsolete letter." It seems the New Covenant semantically has changed "laws" to "deeds".
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It's not merely "semantic". Jews (not Gentiles Ro 2:12) r under Law; DEATH ends that obligation Ro 7:1-6 (Judaism says this too Talmud Niddah 61b). Torah was a way of service, but also had a standard for blessing: cursed is he who doesn't continue in them. Break 1 = break all.
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