1. THE BOOK OF JAMES
Lesson 3
Chapter 1 vss. 4-8

2. The Christian Deficiency
James 1:4–8 (NASB95)
And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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. 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. For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

3. The Christian Deficiency
James 3:17 (NASB95)
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.
“He says first of all that it is ‘from above’ and then goes on to ascribe all manner of moral and spiritual good to its presence and working on a man. It is ‘pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated , full of mercy and good fruits. You cannot say such glowing things about the wisdom that has its seat in the understanding only, can you? These characteristics must apply to something a great deal more august and more powerful in shaping and refining character “ A. Maclaren

4. The Christian Deficiency
Psalm 111:10 (NASB95) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. “ He and only he has wisdom who knows God with a living heart knowledge which gives a just insight into the facts of life and the bounds of right and wrong and which regulates conduct and shapes the whole man with power far beyond that of knowledge however wide and deep, illuminating intellect however powerful. ‘Knowledge is poor and superficial in comparison with this wisdom which may roughly be said to be equivalent to practical religion.” -A. Maclaren”

5. The Christian Deficiency
Proverbs 4:5–15 (NASB95)
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. “Do not forsake her, and she will guard you; Love her, and she will watch over you. “The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding. Prize her, and she will exalt you; She will honor you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

6. The Christian Deficiency
Proverbs 4:5–15 (NASB95)
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings And the years of your life will be many. I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; And if you run, you will not stumble. Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil men. Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.

7. The Christian Deficiency
1 Corinthians 1:23–24 (NASB95) but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:30 (NASB95) But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

8. The Christian Deficiency
Ephesians 1:7–12 (NASB95) In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times,

9. The Christian Deficiency
Ephesians 1:7–12 (NASB95) that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.

10. The Christian Deficiency
Ephesians 3:8–10 (NASB95) To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things; so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

11. The Christian Deficiency
Colossians 1:9 (NASB95)
For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
James 1:2–4 (NASB95)
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.