Trials and Temptations
James 1 says to count all this when you meet trials of various kinds.
Joy
Finish the famous verse: "Faith apart from works is..."
Dead
James compares the tongue to a small rudder that steers a large one of these.
A ship
James 4 says that quarrels don't come from the outside, but from these waging war inside you.
pigs
We know Jesus was a carpenter, but which Gospel writer was a physician?
Luke
According to James 1, the testing of your faith produces this quality.
Steadfastness / Patience
James warns against showing favoritism to a man wearing this while treating a poor man badly.
Fine clothing / Gold ring
According to James, no human being can tame this.
The tongue
Fill in the blank: "Friendship with the world is __ with God."
Enmity / hostility
When Jesus was transfigured on the mountain, two legendary Old Testament men showed up to talk with Him. Who were they?
Moses and Elijah
James uses an analogy of a man looking at this object and forgetting what he looks like to describe a hearer who is not a doer.
Mirror
James says that even these supernatural beings believe in God—and they shudder.
The demons
James points out the hypocrisy that with the tongue we bless our Lord, but with it we curse these.
People / humans
James quotes Proverbs to say: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to..." whom?
This is the specific name of the High Priest who presided over the trial of Jesus.
Caiaphas
James says that God is completely pure and never ______ anyone.
Tempts
This OT patriarch is the primary example of faith working with deeds when he offered his son on the altar.
Abraham
to illustrate the power of the tongue, James says, "How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small..." what?
fire / spark
James 4 gives the order: First submit to God, then resist the Devil, and the Devil will do this.
Flee from you
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Peter cut off the ear of the High Priest’s servant. What was that servant’s name?
Malchus
Just like a flower that withers in the heat, James says this group of people will fade away in the midst of their pursuits.
The rich
James says Abraham isn’t the only example of real faith in action—this unlikely woman is, too, because she helped God’s messengers.
Rahab
James mentions two types of wisdom: Wisdom from above and earthly wisdom. Name one adjective he uses for earthly wisdom.
unspiritual / demonic
James says that when you draw near to God, this is what God will do in return.
He will draw near to you.
Of the four Gospels, these two are the only ones that do not include a narrative of Jesus' birth.
Mark and John