New Testament

James

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James, brother of Jesus
~AD 45–49
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Faith demonstrated through works

Summary

James is a practical letter addressing the relationship between faith and conduct, insisting that genuine faith inevitably produces good works. It covers trials, temptation, favoritism, the tongue, worldliness, and patience, calling believers to be doers of the word and not hearers only.

Outline

Key Verses

James 1:2-3
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."
James 1:22
"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
James 2:17
"In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."

Christ in James

The Lord of glory (2:1); the coming Judge standing at the door (5:9); the model of patient endurance

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