Letter to a Church Member: James 1:27 and Orphanages
My friend, I appreciate and value your heart for orphans, for Jesus Himself cared for those in need and commanded His disciples to do the same (Matt. 25:35-40). Likewise, James, as you have pointed out, admonishes his audience: "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world" (Jas 1:27).