Preface |
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Copy Pricing Policy |
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Introduction to the Letter of James |
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General Epistle |
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Authorship |
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Date of the Epistle |
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Luther's Criticism |
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References |
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1. Experiencing Joy in Trials (1:1-18) |
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The Value of Trials (1:2-4) |
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Crown of Life (1:12) |
14 |
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The Nature of Temptations (1:13-15) |
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Evil Inside (1:14) |
15 |
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The Inner Battle |
16 |
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Double-Mindedness (1:5-11) |
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The Unchangeable Father (1:16-17) |
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Ask God for Wisdom (1:5) |
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He Chose to Give Us Birth (1:18) |
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2. Hearing and Practicing the Word (1:18-27) |
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Being Born through the Word (1:18) |
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Preferring the Word to Moral Filth (1:19-21) |
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Letting the Word Save Us (1:21) |
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Listening to and Practicing the Word (1:22) |
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Forgetting What the Mirror Shows (1:23-24) |
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Experiencing the Freedom of the Word (1:25) |
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Living Out the Word's Teaching in Practical Ways (1:26-27) |
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Spiritual Pollution (1:27b) |
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Hearing the Living Word and Doing It |
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3. Forsaking Favoritism for Love (2:1-13) |
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Partiality in the Church (2:1-3) |
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Definitions |
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Judges with Selfish and Evil Motives (2:4) |
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Poor and Rich in God's Kingdom (2:5-7; 1:9-11) |
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The Royal Law, the King's Law (2:8) |
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Self-Centered Lawbreakers (2:9-11) |
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The Law that Liberates (2:12) |
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Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment (2:13) |
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4. Energizing Your Faith by Works (2:14-26) |
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Bare Faith (2:14-18) |
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Feeding the Poor (2:15-16) |
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The Faith of Demons (2:18-19) |
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Potential Faith |
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Illustrations from the Scripture (2:20-26) |
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Works verse Grace Controversy |
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Luther and the Reformers |
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5. Attaining Tongue-Taming Wisdom (3:1-18) |
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The Peril of Teachers (3:1-2) |
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Remedy 1: Bridle the Tongue -- Self Control (3:2) |
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Small Cause, Large Effects (3:3-5) |
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Destructive Power of the Tongue (3:6-8) |
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Set on Fire by Hell (3:6b) |
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The Untamable Tongue (3:7-8) |
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Out of the Same Mouth (3:9-12) |
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Remedy 2: Purify the Heart -- An Inner Humility |
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Humility, Envy, and Selfishness (3:13-16) |
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Heavenly Wisdom (3:17) |
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Peacemaking Words (3:18) |
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6. Submitting Yourself to God (4:1-12) |
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Fights and Quarrels (4:1-2) |
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Hedonism as a Way of Life (4:3) |
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Flirting with Spiritual Adultery (4:4) |
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Envying Intensely (4:5) |
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Grace to the Humble (4:6) |
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Submitting Yourself to God (4:7-10) |
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Critics and Pickers (4:11-12) |
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7. Learning Patience in an Instant Age (4:13-5:12) |
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The Lord Willing (4:13-16) |
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Impatience with the Lord's Will |
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The Good We Ought to Do (4:17) |
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Impatience of the Wealthy (5:1-6) |
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The Coming of the Lord (5:7-8) |
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Patience and Endurance |
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Patience for the Early and Latter Rains (5:7) |
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Patience vs. Grumbling (5:9) |
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Patience of the Prophets and Job (5:10-11) |
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Patience with Our Words (5:12) |
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Be Patient |
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8. Praying the Prayer of Faith (5:13-20) |
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Faith to Ask for Prayer (5:13-14) |
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Elders of the Church (5:14) |
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Anointing with Oil (5:14) |
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In the Name of the Lord (5:14) |
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Prayer Offered in Faith (5:15) |
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Healing and Forgiveness (5:15c-16) |
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The Power of Confession (5:16) |
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Prayer of a Righteous Man (5:16b-18) |
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Bring Back Wandering Brothers and Sisters (5:19-20) |
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Appendix 1: Discussion Questions |
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Appendix 2: Inductive Bible Study Questions |
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Appendix 3: Readers' Theater Readings |
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Appendix 4: Selected Passages on the Second Coming of Christ |
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About the Author |
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