Hutterites embrace James 2:24 as affirming that genuine faith is demonstrated and vindicated by works. They distinguish between justification (standing before God through faith in Christ) and the fruit of faith (obedience and works). James is understood not as contradicting Paul but as emphasizing that true faith must be living and active, especially in communal practice and sharing of goods.

The Anabaptist tradition has always stressed that genuine faith results in a transformed life. The community of goods, mutual aid, and nonresistance are not means of salvation but the necessary fruit of saving faith. James 2 supports this conviction that faith without works expressing love and obedience is empty.