^{James 2: 14-26}

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

⁶ And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

¹⁷ Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

¹⁸ Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

²⁰ But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

²² Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

²⁴ Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

²⁵ Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Head covering for Christian women

Some say this is only cultural, some say this was only for the women in Corinth or it was for women in that time.  Others say there is no mention of an extra covering but the verses always talk about the womens hair as a covering.

In 1 Corinthians 11 Verses 4-6 

(4) Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered dishonoureth his head.  (5) But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head (uncovered) dishonoureth her head:  for that is even all one as if she were shaven. (6) For if the woman be not (covered), let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be (covered).

Some would say this command is given by Paul not by God but we know Paul was writting down what the Holy Spirit had given him. Apostle Paul did not write on his own authority.

A hundred years ago this was not even  a subject of different opinions as the women was covered in church. Only when feminism was brought in this changed. But God never changes.

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