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James:PracticalLessonsinLivingYourFaith James1
James1:1
ThebookofJameswaswrittenbyJames.Thebiggerquestioniswhichone?
James,sonofZebedee James,sonofAlphaeus James,brotherofJesus
Matthew10:2 Matthew10:3 Galatians1:19KilledbyHerod(Acts12:2) DiedasamartyrinEgypt(Trad) ComparewithActs15:13
ThebookofJameswaswrittentothetwelvetribesscatteredabroad.Whowerethesepeople?
Therearetwopossiblemeaningsregardingwhothesepeoplewere.Oneideaisthatthisreferstothe
JewishChristianswhowerescatteredfromJerusalemduetothepersecutionthataroseagainstthe
church.(SeeActs7-8).
TheotherideaisthatthisreferstoallChristians,bothJewandGentile.Eitherway,whethertwoJewish
ChristiansofhisdayortoallChristians,wecangleangreatteachingsandprinciplesfromthistextthatallowsustopracticallyliveoutourfaithtoday.
James1:2-11
Faithinthemidstoftestsandtrials.(vv.2-4)
Faithinprayerforguidance.(vv.5-8)
Faithinonescurrentstatusinsociety.(vv.9-11)
James1:12-18
Faithinthemidstoftemptation.
James1:19-27
Faithineverydaylife.(vv.19-21)
o Quicktolisten.
o Slowtospeak.
o Slowtogetangry.
FaithwhenlivingoutGodsword.(vv.22-24)
Faithinspeechandaction.(vv.26-27)
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James:PracticalLessonsinLivingYourFaith James2
Thetermthatwenormallytranslateasfaithappears16timesintheBookofJames.13of
appearancesareinJames2.LetstakealookathowJames2walksusthroughlivingoutourfaithina
practicalmanner.
Foodforthought:Howoftenhaveyoujudgedsomeonesimplybasedonhowtheylookorare
dressed?
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James2:1-13ChristianFaithDemonstratedThroughEquality
PeoplewhoclaimtobeChristians,butshowpartialitywithinthechurchdenytheconceptofChristianbrotherhood.(v.1)
PartialitydishonourssomemembersoftheChristianbody,whileexaltingothers.(v.6)
Wearecalledtoloveourneighborsasourselves.(v.8)o Whoisyourneighbour?
Godwilljudge.(vv.12-13)
James2:14-26FaithandWorks
AnearlysloganoftheReformationwasSolaFide,meaningbyfaithalone.o WhenreadingJames2:14-26,howdoyouunderstandthisconcept?
AccordingtoJames,faiththatlacksworksisnotenoughtosave.(14)
Abrahamwasjustifiedbyworks.(v.21)
Worksserveasafulfillmentoffaith.(v.23)
Faithwithoutworksisdead.(v.26)
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James:PracticalLessonsinLivingYourFaith James3
James1:26explainsthatifanyonethinksheorsheisreligiousanddoesnotbridletheirtongue,that
individualdeceivestheirheartandhasworthlessreligion.Jamespicksuphisdiscussionofthetongue
andshowsushowtohavebehonestwithourheartsandhavereligionthathasvalue.
FoodforThought:Haveyoueversaidsomethingthatyouimmediatelywishedyouhadnt.
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James3:1-12ThePowerofaSmallThing
Teacherswillbejudgedwithgreaterstrictness.(v.1)o WehavetorecognizethatJamesdoesnotgointoanydetailregardingthisissue,butwe
canconcludethatthisissomethingthepeoplewerealreadyawareof,sincehesaysyou
know.GiventhathewaswritingtoJews,itseemsreasonabletoconsiderthisa
commonteachingamongJews.Holdingtheplaceofateacherwasextremelyimportant.
Falseteaching.
Thetongueisacommoninstrumentofsinandharm.(vv.2-5a)o Proverbs11:9;12:18;15:1;18:21
Thetonguehasthecapacitytodogreatharm.(vv.5b-8)
PeopleblessGodandcursepeople.(vv.9-12)
James1:5callsustoaskGodforwisdomifwelackit.HeexplainsthatGodgivesgenerouslytoall.So,
whyareweaskingGodforwisdom???
James3:13-28ALessoninGodlyWisdom
Godlywisdomisreflectedbyonesgodlyactions.(v.13)
Earthlywisdomisreflectedbyjealousyandselfishambition.(vv.14-16)
Godlywisdomispureandpeaceable.(vv.17-18)
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James:PracticalLessonsinLivingYourFaith James4
James3talkstousaboutlivingoutourfaithandhowgodlywisdom,whichcomesfromtheLord,
bringspeacetosituations.Pickinguponthisinchapter4,Jamesshowsushowalackoffaithfulliving
andalackofwisdomcanimpactourlives.ThequestionwithwhichheleavesusisWhatdecisionwill
wemake?
FoodforThought:Haveyoueverhadafightwithsomeoneandhadtowonderwhatthefightwasreallyabout?
James4:1-12TheBehaviouroftheWorld
Ourownpleasuresleadtoquarrels.(vv.1-3)
o Weshouldnotberuledbyourpassions.
o Motivecanimpacthowyourprayersareanswered.
IntheOldTestament,thepeopleofIsraelwerecollectivelydepictedasanadulteressforclaimingtoserveGod,whilegoingafteridols.(v.4a)
Jamesiscallingthepeoplenottosharethemoralvaluesoftheworld.
FriendshipwiththeworldisenmitywithGod.(vv.4b-6)
Godcallsustobehumbleservants.(vv.7-10)
ToslanderabrotherorsisteristodisobeyGod.(v.11,cf.James2:8)
Godisjudge.(v.12)
James4:12-17DependenceonGod
JamescallsustodependonGodnotourmaterialwealth.(v.13)
Wedontknowwhatwillhappentomorrow.(v.14)
JameshascalledustosubmittoGod(v.7),nowhenotesthatsubmissionisuniversallyapplicable.(vv.15-16)
Whatdecisionwillyoumake?(v.17)
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