Growing as Hearers and Doers
How are we to receive the Word of God, according James 1:21)?
In humility/with meekness/humbly
Luke 8:11 calls God's Word this.
Seed
What is the nature of James' epistle?
Pastoral
James 1:21 talks about receiving the Word of God with prautes
Meekness/humility/humbly
When should we meditate on God's Word, according to Joshua 1:8?
Day and night
When do we develop healthy and fruitful spiritual life?
When we hear God's Word and do what it says
What does Ps. 12:6 refer to God's Word as?
purified silver
When was James killed and how did he die?
Around 62 AD he was thrown off the temple by Jewish leaders but didn't die. He was stoned, and hit with a club used to stir clothes at laundry time. He died during that while praying for his attackers' forgiveness.
Katanoeo
According to James 1:27 what does pure and undefiled religion include?
to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world
According to Psalm 119:11, where do we store the Word of God and for what reason?
In our hearts (to not sin against God)
Acts 17:10-11 tells us the Bereans received the Word of God with _______________.
All readiness/eagerness.
Name at least 2 teachings of Jesus that are described in James' letter.
Jesus' teachings about riches, against judging, about humility, not being angry with your brother, being a doer of the Word, etc.
James 1:25 promises a blessing for the one who parameno in the law of liberty
continues/perseveres/has continued
Hebrews 11:25 tells us that the pleasures of sin are ______________.
Temporary
What fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23 is also mentioned in Acts 24:25?
Self control/temperance
Why are we to continue in the Word, according to 1 John 2:14?
To overcome the evil one
According to Acts 15:3-5, what did some believing Pharisees in Jerusalem wanted believing Gentiles to do?
to keep the law of Moses and to circumcise them
parakypto (James 1:25)
has looked/looks/looketh
1 Peter 3:9 commands us to repay evil with a ___________________.
Blessing
What, according to Mark 4:18-19, hinders hearers from continuing as doers?
Removal of the Word by Satan/unrooted in the Word/Worries of this world/deceit of riches/desires for other things
Which cross-reference mentioned in this week's Discovery journal's study tells us to continue in God's Word so His truth can set us free?
John 8:31-32
Name 4 specific practices that would be offensive to Jewish believers that were mentioned in Acts 15:1-20, that James prohibited.
to obstain from things polluted by idols
to obstain from sexual immorality
to obstain from strangled things
to obstain from blood
Heb.11:2 says elders obtained martyreo.
obtained a good report/testimony/were commended/gained approval
Due to what reason were Jewish believers scattered by Jewish settlements in the first century?
Persecution