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James Journal Entries
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Read James 1:1-18 Who was the author of this letter?
2. When did James become a disciple of Jesus? (1 Cor 15:7) 3. What stature did he have in the early church? (Acts 1:13-14, 12:17, 15:13, 21:17-19) 4. To whom was he writing this letter? When? Why? 5. Notice the three themes; hardship, perseverance, and wisdom. What does James say is the purpose for hardship? (James 1:2-3, Romans 5:1-5, 1 Peter 1:3-9)
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Read James 1:19-27 1. What is the command in verse 1:21?
2. How do we shed “moral filth and evil”? (See 1 John 1:9) 3. In verses 1:21, 22 and 23, James refers to the “word.” To what does that refer? (James1:18, Jeremiah 31:33-34) How are we to react to that ‘word’ and what are we to do with it? 4. Why does James use such a preposterous analogy in verses 1:23-24? 5. What is the ‘law’ that James refers to in verse 1:25 and why is it perfect?
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James 2:1-13 1. How does the world regard the wealthy vs. the poor?
2. Why would first-century believers find James’ concept revolutionary? (Deuteronomy 7:12-14, Joshua 1:8) 3. Is James condemning the wealthy and exalting the poor? 4. Whose side is God on? 5. What is the obvious contradiction in Verse 2:5? 6. How does one inherit God’s Kingdom? (John 1:12)
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James 2:14-26 1. In verse 2:14, James speaks of a person having faith without deeds and asks, “Can such faith save him?” Can it? 2. Doesn’t James 2:18 contradict Paul in Romans 3:28 when he writes “man is justified (saved) by faith without the deeds (works) of the law”? How do you explain this? 3. What do you think is the point of 2:19 where James says that even the demons have faith? 4. Was Abraham saved by faith or works? (Genesis 15:3-6, Romans 4:3).
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James 3:1-12 1. In Verse 3:1, who was James warning about becoming a teacher? And why? 2. In Verse 3:2, James says, “if anyone makes no mistakes in what he says, he is a perfect man.” Is anyone a perfect man? If not, what is James saying here? 3. James gives four examples of a small thing controlling or overpowering a large one. What are they? 4. Why does he emphasize the negative example of the fire so much more than the positive examples of the horse’s bit or ship’s rudder?
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James 3:13-4:12 1. What does James say is the evidence of wisdom in Verse 3:13? 2. How does James characterize ‘earthly wisdom?’ (Verse 3:14-16) 3. How does James describe ‘heavenly wisdom?’ 4. What does heavenly wisdom produce? (Verse 3:18) 5. What does James say is the root cause of fights and quarrels between people? (4:2) 6. What are the two main behaviors that James criticizes in Verses 4:2-3? 7. Can we love both God and the world? What happens if we try to love both? (1 John 2:15-16, also Matthew 6:24)
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James 4:13-5:6 1. Here James is again coming back to the subject of wealth and pride. Where had he addressed it previously and what was his focus then? (James 1:9-10) 2. From these verses (4:13-17), do you get the impression that James is opposed to planning? (Proverbs 19:21, 27:1, Job 17:11, Luke 12:16-21) 3. Is James opposed to business success and making a profit? (1 Corinthians 5:6, 1 John 2:15-17) 4. When James speaks of ‘mist’ in Verse 4:14, he is referring to Hosea 13:3. Why? 5. Starting in Chapter 5, James addresses a new audience in a new “tone of voice”. Who is the audience, what is his tone, and why?
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