We were in the book of James yesterday in class.  If you read the Bible, it helps to pay attention to who wrote what you are reading.  These were real people who wrote what they had to say from their own perspective. It would be like you and me being there and each of us writing what we saw about Jesus or what He did.  God inspired, yes...but writing in their own style.

James was very Jewish.  He wrote this book to the Jews, to the 12 tribes.  Whereas--Luke never met Jesus and has a different vibe.  Luke wanted to know things that the women had to tell.   James was very big on rules and had a hard time accepting the Gentiles becoming Christians without adhering to all of the laws the Jews followed.  The new laws Jesus gave came down to loving God, and loving people.  James said you had to have the proper attitude.  The proper source--God's words.  He spells things out for you.  He writes in a totally different way than the other writers.  But what he says is true.  It's just more black and white than the other books.