Category: James’s Letter to the Church

Study of the Book of James

James 1:22-25 – Hearing and Doing…or Not.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was… Continue reading James 1:22-25 – Hearing and Doing…or Not.

James 1:19-21 – Be Quick…Be Slow…But When?

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. James 1:19-21 Let… Continue reading James 1:19-21 – Be Quick…Be Slow…But When?

James 1:13-16 – Did the Devil Really Make you Buy that Dress?

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when… Continue reading James 1:13-16 – Did the Devil Really Make you Buy that Dress?

James 1:9-12 – The Glory of Humiliation

Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst… Continue reading James 1:9-12 – The Glory of Humiliation

James 1:2-8 – Persecution, Wisdom, and Hedging our Bets

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all… Continue reading James 1:2-8 – Persecution, Wisdom, and Hedging our Bets

James 1:1 – Who Heard the Letter of James?

One of the first things to know about any New Testament letter is that while they were written on the page, most believers received them orally. We find evidence of this in Colossians 4:16 where Paul writes, “And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the… Continue reading James 1:1 – Who Heard the Letter of James?

The Name is James, James B…B…Brother of Jesus

I’m often a little slow to pick up on things. For instance, it was only after I had been teaching a class on the book of Acts for a few years before I realized that the early church actually sprouted in two locations, not one. Jerusalem is the obvious first choice for one of the… Continue reading The Name is James, James B…B…Brother of Jesus

The Letter of James: A Puzzle or a Person?

My earliest memory about the letter of James comes from a time in a high school Bible class when the teacher said that James, Hebrews, and Revelation were hotly contested during the time when the New Testament was being compiled by the church. In college, I heard a similar story. And since that time I’ve… Continue reading The Letter of James: A Puzzle or a Person?