Hearing & Doing
This object in James 1 is used to illustrate someone who hears the Word but doesn’t act on it.
What is a mirror?
Proverbs 3 says the person who finds this is blessed.
What is Wisdom?
James says that faith without works is this.
What is dead?
A living faith responds with this attitude (James 4:10).
What is humility?
The first step in interpreting an epistle is identifying this.
What is the author (or “author and audience”)?
James says to be “swift” in this and “slow” in speaking.
What is Listening?
Biblical wisdom is the ability to do this with God’s truth.
What is apply it?
This patriarch offered his son as an act of faith.
Who is Abraham?
A living faith perseveres in this spiritual discipline (James 5:13–18).
What is prayer?
You should observe the flow and this between sections.
What is linkage?
According to James 1:22, this is what happens when someone hears but does not do.
What is self‑deception?
Proverbs compares wisdom to this precious material.
What is silver or precious jewels?
This woman hid the spies, proving her faith through action.
Who is Rahab?
James says believers should be slow to this emotion.
What is anger?
After observing, you paraphrase the passage into this.
What is your own words (a paraphrase)?
The implanted Word is able to do this for your soul.
What is save (or “bring salvation”)?
James’s teaching style is often compared to this Old Testament book.
What is Proverbs?
James asks, “What good is it if someone says he has faith but does not have these?”
What are works?
This part of the body often reveals whether faith is genuine.
What is the tongue?
You must consider both the immediate context and this larger context.
What is the overall biblical context?
James says the one who looks into the “perfect law of liberty” and continues in it will experience this.
What is blessing?
According to Proverbs 3, wisdom brings this long-term benefit.
What is long life (or “peace and prosperity”)?
Paul emphasizes the means of justification; James emphasizes this aspect of justification.
What is the evidence of justification?
James says that pure religion includes visiting these two groups.
Who are orphans and widows?
The final step of interpretation is doing this with the passage.
What is apply it?