This epistle causes a lot of friction among the brethren. All I can say is divide, divide, divide. James is addressed to the believing tribes of Israel, scattered abroad. We may still glean in this field.

Laying aside filthiness, and putting on meekness, is NOT A WORK!  Not a work in the sense of earning salvation. It is the sanctification that should happen in every believer. We become more like Him, and less like ourselves. That is not a work, it is surrender….  more later.