Resist the devil and he will flee from you. The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above.Ĭhapter#4. Consider it all joy when you encounter different trials. The primary thing we are to do with our faith, according to James, is to wisely live by it, especially when we undergo sufferings and temptations. James is the New Testament counterpart of the Old Testament’s wisdom tradition. James insists that works, not words, are the mark of a disciple. It is not an exposition on Christian theology but rather a practical letter dealing with Christian values. The letter is directed to the twelve tribes which are dispersed and is the most Jewish in style and form of any of the New Testament books. He was put to death by Ananus, the high priest who ordered James to be stoned. James became a leader of the church in Jerusalem presiding over the conference in Jerusalem and penned the message from the conference to the Gentiles churches. James was stoned to death about 62AD and this book is believed to be written around 45-50AD. James initially was not a believer of Jesus but as per Paul, James was also one of the persons to whom Jesus came after his resurrection and after that, he became a believer of Jesus as Messiah Christ.

As there are references in the Gospels that Jesus had siblings, although they were half-siblings, but four brothers were named in Matthew out of those one is James. One is James son of Zebedee, the brother of John but he was executed too early to have written this epistle, so the second possibility pointed to James the brother of Jesus. In NT we can see that there are two James who can be the candidates of authorship of this book. James is the author of the first book of this section of the New Testament. These seven books from James to Jude are called general letters because they are not addressed to some particular church or person. With the book of James starts another section of Bible New Testament which we call as General Epistles. Now someone may argue, ‘Some people have faith others have good deeds.’ I say, ‘I can’t see your faith if you don’t have good deeds, but I will show you my faith through my good deeds’ģ:5: The tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do.ĥ:16: The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. Faith that doesn’t show itself by good deeds is not faith at all-it is dead and useless. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.ġ:19: Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.Ģ:17-18: It isn’t enough just to have faith. BOOK OF JAMES KEY VERSES:ġ:2-3: Whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. An exposition on the efficacy of faith combined with good works. Trials, Temptations, and Christian Maturity. JAMES TOTAL CHAPTERS: 5 JAMES TOTAL VERSES: 108 TOTAL WORDS: 2,309 DATE WRITTEN: 45 – 50 AD AUTHOR: James JAMES THEME: Testing Of Faith.

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