It is “also written” that real Christians can behave in ungodly ways (Jas. 3:13-16). The same James who wrote that “faith without works is dead” also described the dark side that remains in true Christians. He warned abut the danger of prejudice (2:1-7), careless conversation (3:1-12), and warned that people of God about the desires that cause believers not only to harm one another (4:1-4) but also to act like enemies of God. The apostle Paul confronted so much out-of-character behavior among those who claimed to be believers that she took comfort in this truth. “The Lord knows those who are His”, and Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2Timothy 2:19).
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