但是他稱雅各書為草木禾秸之書，而且與保羅的教導矛盾。

雖然他有時會引用雅各書，甚至以雅各書為講道的題目（in 1536，he preached on James 1:16-21），那是因為他把雅各書當成“次經”，認為雅各書與其他兩約之間寫的一些次經一樣，是有用的書，而且他也把這些書 （Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation） 放在他翻譯的聖經的最後面， 所以他認為雅各書不是正典意思是很清楚的。

至於他最後是否改變他對雅各書的觀點，沒有史料可以證明。

Luther placed the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation at the end of his translation and failed to note their page numbers in the index. He wrote a preface to James claiming it "contradicts Paul by teaching justification by works" M243. In the earliest editions Luther wrote his now famous comment: "St. James Epistle is really an epistle of straw compared to [St. Paul's letters], for it lacks this evangelical character" Deutsche Bibel 6 as quoted in P988.

Luther however, never declared James or any other New Testament book non-canonical. He quotes from James occasionally. Read Luther's actual comments. John Wesley, on the other hand, quoted from James and seemed to argue for the validity of James' theology. Find Links to Wesley's use of James.

http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/James/Background/Canon.htm#reformation