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Outline of
1:1-18
1:1 - Standard Greeting
1:2–18 - Comfort, reassurance, and exhortation to respond to the trials in the right way.
Outline of
1:1-18
1:19-20
1:19-20 - Hear, listen, and accept Spiritual Truth
Listen to what the Word of God says
1:1 - Standard Greeting1:2–18 - Comfort, reassurance, and exhortation to respond to the trials in the right way.
§ To hear him out.
Listen
1:19-20
Hear out the Word of God
Listen to what the Word of God saysHear out the Word of GodResist anger toward the message of the Word of God
Accept
Resist anger toward the message of the Word of God
1:21
1:21
Be spiritually prepared for the message of the Word of God
Be spiritually prepared for the message of the Word of GodReceive the message with meekness
1:22
Receive the message with meekness
Hearing the Word is essential, but not sufficient.
1:22
Hearing the Word is essential, but not sufficient.
1:23-25
1:23-25
Use the Word of God for self-correction.God’s blessings can take on many forms, including trials that are meant to help us grow.
Use the Word of God for self-correction.
1:26-27
1:26 - Foreshadowing of what is addressed in chapter 3. 1:27 - Introduction to what is addressed in chapter 2.A constant, daily striving for sanctification (27b).Serving others in selfless love (27a).
God’s blessings can take on many forms, including trials that are meant to help us grow.
1:26-27
1:26 - Foreshadowing of what is addressed in chapter 3.
When’s the last time we checked our spiritual vitals?
Is our faith a dead faith, or a living faith?
How can we know?
Theology behind faith and works
1:27 - Introduction to what is addressed in chapter 2.
A constant, daily striving for sanctification (27b).
What it’s not saying
Salvation requires works -9Romans 3:27-28· Take Abraham for example:o :3o :6o · What it is sayingo James in these verses is not contradicting Paul.
Paul, in and , is explaining how the sinner is justified, given a right standing before God; James, on the other hand, is writing about how the saved person proves that salvation before others.
People have no right to believe that we are saved if they do not see a change in our lives.
A sinner is saved by faith, without works (), but true saving faith leads to works ().
Being a Christian is not a matter of what we say with the lips; it involves what we do with the life.
o Serving others in selfless love
Serving others in selfless love (27a).
When’s the last time we checked our spiritual vitals?
Is our faith a dead faith, or a living faith?
How can we know?
Theology behind faith and works
What it’s NOT saying
Salvation requires works
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Abraham as example:
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What it IS saying
James in these verses is not contradicting Paul.
Paul, in and , is explaining how the sinner is justified, given a right standing before God; James, on the other hand, is writing about how the saved person proves that salvation before others.
People have no right to believe that we are saved if they do not see a change in our lives.
A sinner is saved by faith, without works (), but true saving faith leads to works ().
Being a Christian is not a matter of what we say with the lips; it involves what we do with the life.
Practical Application behind Faith and Works
How is your Spiritual Fitness?
o In other words, “You even lift, brah?”
For a weight lifter, there are two key components:
Proper nutrition
Proper exercise routine
Spiritual fitness works the same way!
You have to be both a hearer AND a Doer
How would you classify your faith?
According to James, a true, living faith is one that produces works.
If your faith is not producing works, something is wrong!
To what extent are you working out your faith?
What do the fatherless and the widows both have in common?
They are the most vulnerable
They have nothing to offer in return for your service
Do we determine how we work out our faith based on what’s in it for us?
God doesn’t need a superhero Christian for service to him
He doesn’t need an eloquent speaker
He doesn’t need a seminary educated person
He doesn’t need somebody who has been a Christian for at least 10 years
It is God that worketh in us
God’s will
God’s plan
So what do we have to do?
We have to yield ourselves to Him.
Are we giving God enough to work with?
Are we giving God enough to work with?
Is what we are giving God prepared to be used by Him?
Is what we are giving God prepared to be used by Him?
Is what we are giving God prepared to be used by Him?
Is what we are giving God prepared to be used by Him?
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