Chapter 1
What should a person do if they lack wisdom?
Ask God
To avoid dead faith, a believer should have what?
Faith and works
What does James say many should not become?
Teachers
According to James 4:2, why do you not have?
Because you don't ask
What does James say has happened to some of the readers' riches?
Corroded, corrupted
According to James, what should you do when you face trials of many kinds
Consider it pure joy, because testing of faith develops perseverance.
What triumphs over judgment?
Mercy
What can we do with bits in horses' mouths?
Control their whole body
What does James say a person who wants to be a friend of the world make himself to be?
an enemy of God
What does James say for believers to do until the coming of the Lord?
Be patient
What illustration does James use to show the importance of not just listening to the word, but doing what it says?
A man who looks at his face in a mirror and forgets what he looks like.
What does James say that demons believe in?
The belief in one God.
What is a "small thing" that makes grand speeches?
The tongue
What action does James question that the readers have any right to do?
Judge your neighbor, or one another
According to James, how should believers respond if they are sick?
Call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.
What does James mean by 'double-minded'?
A double-minded person is unstable in all their ways and should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Who was called the friend of God?
Abraham
What does James say the tongue is full of?
Deadly poison
What does James say the readers are doing to get what they want?
Murder and covet, or scheme and kill
What phrase did James use as WHO has Heard the cries of those being oppressed?
THE LORD Of Heaven's Armies, or THE LORD Of Sabaoth.
What does James say anger cannot produce?
It does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
How did Rahab show her faith in GOD by what she did?
By helping the Israelite spies, sending them on a different road
What does no spring yield?
Both salt and fresh water
What does James say those struggling with self-importance say?
Today or tomorrow we will go to a certain town, stay there a year, do business there and make a profit.
What did James say has happened to those who have lived/live in pleasure and luxury?
Fattened their hearts for slaughter