Up to this point, he has not given a single command except to believe what God says about you. But now this changes. Here is the principle. If you believe what God says about you, then you will live differently. Whenever you see sin, there is also unbelief.
Real faith produces action.
That is the message of James. It is that faith without works is dead. Real faith is accompanied by works. You can t see faith. You can only see that which accompanies faith.