James
Faith And Works
July 10th 2022
Pastor Andrew Scott
WRITER: James the half brother of Jesus
DATE: AD 50 pssibly one of the earliest New Testament books.
OVERALL THEME: Practical Christian living
The Main Theme of James:
Chapter 1 – Trials & Temptation
Chapter 2 – Humility & Works
Chapter 3 – Speech & Wisdom
Chapter 4 – Dealing with conflict
Chapter 5 – Money & Patience
James Chapter 1
James 1:1-2 NASB95
1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. 2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
Trials & Temptations
James 1:2 - Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
1) Trials & Temptations
2) Followers of Jesus
3) We all deal with
James 1:3-4 NASB95
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have [its] perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Trials & Temptations
Why do TRIALS come?
1) Maturation
2) Correction
3) Direction
James 1:5-8 NASB95
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 [being] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
What is wisdom?
KNOWLEDGE
what is known in a particular field or in total, facts, and information.
“The transmission of knowledge”
UNDERSTANDING
the ability to understand something, comprehension.
WISDOM
the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
Application:
1) How do we gain knowledge?
2) How do we gain understanding?
3) How do we gain wisdom?