Search results
David Guzik commentary on James 1 talks about how the believer can make it through trials, and how he can receive wisdom from God.
purpose of our trials and how our enduring them will bring about God’s glory. When faced with trials we can confidently ask God for guidance knowing that he will give it.
I. The Author: James, the Half Brother of Jesus.....5 II. The Recipients: “My Brethren”—Fellow Believers.....5 The Theme Introduced: Endure Suffering by Faith (1:2-18).....5
KJV Easy Read Bible. Greeting to the Twelve Tribes. 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. Profiting from Trials. 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you p fall into divers temptations; various; trials, tests. 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your p faith works ...
INWARD TEMPTATIONS (1:13-18) In verses 2-12 James was thinking of temptations in the sense of outward trials. In verses 13-18 he discusses temptation as inward enticement to evil. There is a close connection between the two. Outward testings are often the occasion for inward temptations to evil.
God has planted His Word in us, and our hearts find life in this Word...We need this word that is able to save us. The language here is potent, emphasizing how we are not saved by working but by receiving the Word, and how that Word planted in us then moves us to action. This is the heart of James.
Video and Audio Teaching Through the Book of James. James 1:1-8 – Hard Times and Wisdom. James 1:9-18 – How Temptation Works. James 1:19-27 – Being Doers, Not Only Hearers. James 2:1-13 – Genuine Faith Among God’s People. James 2:14-26 – Dead Faith and Living Faith.
