Theophylact of Ohrid

However, some fathers understood this in the following way: Abraham, separated by ages, is a type of both kinds of faith — that which is before baptism, which does not require works but only faith, the confession of salvation and the word by which we who believe in Christ are justified; and that which is after baptism and which is joined with works. Thus the Holy Spirit, who spoke in them, is shown not to contradict Himself. …

Commentary on James ↗