Publisher's Synopsis
In this little volume the word religion is used in its popular, not its distinctively Biblical sense. In the Scriptures it is but seldom found, and where used it refers, undoubtedly, to outward observances. Paul "profited in the Jews' religion." He gave himself up to the carrying out of all its legal enactments. James contrasts with this the "pure religion and undefiled," which is, not Christianity itself, but the outcome of it. Alas, how many stumble right here - designating a system of philanthropy and correct living as Christianity itself; mistaking the result for the cause from which it springs; denying the truth of God-unwittingly though it may be.
