THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 2

James 1:8-21

1. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1

II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18

A. Outward Trials: James 1:2-12

1. The Relationship of Trials to Patience: Verses 2-4

a. Consider it all joy when you encounter various trials (2)

b. Knowing that proving of your faith works patience (v3)

c. So that you may be perfect lacking in nothing (v4)

2. The Relationship of Trials to Wisdom: Verses 5-8

a. Lack wisdom, ask the giving God (v5)

b. Ask in faith with no doubt (v6)

c. If you doubt, don’t expect your prayers to be answered

d. Doubting is double minded and unstable (v8)

3. The Relationship of Trials to Social Status: Verses 9-11

a. The poor brother is to glory in his high position (v9)

b. There rich brother is to glory in his humiliation (v10)

c. Because wealth is temporary and will burn up (v11)

4. The Relationship of Trials to Rewards: Verse 12

a. Blessed in this life and a reward in the next (v12)

B. Inward Temptations: James 1:13-18

1. The Source of Temptations: James 1:13-15

a. God does not tempt anyone (v13)

b. We are tempted by our own lusts (v14)

c. Lust conceived - sin is born - death results (v15)

2. The Source of Good: James 1:16-17

a. Be not deceived re the true source of temptation (v16)

b. All good things from God, the Father of lights (v17)

3. The Position of Believers: James 1:18

a. We are living in a new birth by the Word of Truth (v18)

III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27

A. Attending to God's Word: James 1:19-20

1. Pay attention to God’s Word, this you know (v19)

2. The natural man does not attain righteousness (v20)

B. Receiving God's Word: James 1:21

1. In humility receive the word implanted (v21)