Be Doers of the Word: Does James Affirms the Torah's Validity?

“Be doers of the Word,” an instruction from James to those who follow the Messiah. But what does he mean by the phrase? What is the “Word” we are to do? We’ll examine what James was talk about and touch on the idea of the Torah being broken down into three categories, the civil laws, moral laws, and ceremonial laws.

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