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| St. James the Lesser |
History
Among the 12 Apostles
called by Jesus, there were two named James. The first was one James, son of
Zebedee. The other James is called “James the Lesser”, probably because he was
younger than the other James. After Jesus ascended into heaven, James the
Lesser was a great help to the Church. He was the first bishop of Jerusalem,
and he wrote a very important letter that is now in our New Testament. He was
stoned to death a few years after writing the letter because he was a follower
of Christ.
Activity
The Epistle of James is
packed with a lot of wisdom. James covers a lot of topics, but one of the most
important questions he addresses is faith verses works. Some Christians thought
they only had to believe in Jesus to be saved (some Christians still think that
today!), but James explained that we must put our faith into action. Today,
read the second chapter of James’ epistle. Then, memorize verse 26: For
just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also
dead.”
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