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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

"James was a very godly man, and, humanly speaking, he was quite wise. But in instance after instance we see that James was occupied too much with Old Testament matters. No doubt, he was saturated, soaked, with the feeling, flavor, and atmosphere of the Old Testament. We cannot find a strong indication with James that he passed through the Old Testament dispensation fully into the New Testament economy. Probably James had been baptized. However, according to his writings, I do not believe that he ever experienced a thorough termination and burial of himself along with all the things of the past, both good and bad," (Life Study of James, Message 13, page 1).

Now Ohio, you take that back, Witness Lee says clearly that James was "a very godly man and, humanly speaking, he was quite wise." He was just a little too occupied with the OT, didn't understand the NT, and perhaps never experienced a thorough termination and burial of self".

James was occupied with OT thought and being in Jerusalem probably didn't help. Martin Luther wondered how the book of James ever got included in the Holy Writ. Nevertheless, the book of James serves a purpose and its inclusion is inspired Word of God.