Enduring Trails
James begins his letter by telling believers to count it all this when they meet trials of various kinds.
What is pure joy?
James famously states that faith without this is dead.
What are works or deeds?
What small part of the body hold great boasts
What is the tounge
James says to consider it pure joy when you face what?
What is Trials
"Be doers of the word, and not..." what?
What is Hearers only.
According to James, the testing of your faith produces this quality.
What is steadfastness or perseverance?
James uses this Old Testament figure to illustrate how actions demonstrated genuine faith.
Who is Abraham?
What is the tongue compared to in James chapter 3
What is a fire
What does the testing of your faith produce?
What is Perseverance
What does James compare someone who only hears the word to?
A man who looks in a mirror and forgets
James 1:5 instructs believers to ask for this, which will be given generously to those who lack it.
What is wisdom?
James and Paul agree that it is this alone that saves, but James raises the question, "what kind of...saves?".
What is faith?
James says the tongue is full of deadly what?
What is Poison
What is the crown of life promised to?
Who is Those who love God
What kind of religion does James say is pure and faultless?
To look after orphans and widows
This is what James compares a double-minded person to, one who is unstable in all his ways.
What is a wave of the sea?
To demonstrate how faith is not enough, James says that even these spiritual beings "believe and shudder".
Who are demons?
True or False: James says no human being can tame the tongue.
What isTrue
According to James, does God tempt anyone?
What is No
What does James say about favoritism in the church?
It is sin
According to James, a man who perseveres under trial receives this as his reward.
What is the crown of life
According to James 2:26, “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without _____ is dead.”
What is deeds
From the same mouth come blessing and what.
What is cursing
Each person that is tempted when they are dragged away by what?
What is their own evil desire.
The "law of liberty" mentioned in James refers to what?
The perfect law (God’s Word, fulfilled in Christ)