(1) Matthew 5:16.
(2) J. Vernon McGee seems to feel it does. Refer to: Thru the Bible With J.Vernon McGee. (Pasadena, California: Thru the Bible Radio, 1983), 638.
(3) McGee, 639.
(4) William Barclay. The Daily Study Bible: The Letters of James and Peter. Revised Ed. (Burlington, Ontario: G.R. Welch, 1976), 61.