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Structure of James
100

______ the devil and he will flee from you

What is Resist the devil and he will flee from you

100

This book of bible is intensely practical filled with exhortations to Christians about the way they should live their lives now that they have been given new life in Jesus.

What is the book of James?

100

This man was identified as the brother of Jesus and son of Mary and JOseph. He identifies himself simply as “ a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ”.

Who is James?

100

The greeting is found in this section of the book of James. 

What is James 1:1?

200

____ apart from works is ____

What is Faith apart from works is dead

200

The book of James has been called “the _____ of the New Testament.”

a. book of parables b. Proverbs c. book of trials 

What is 'the Proverbs of the New Testament” ? 

200

The letter of James would have had to have been written before this date due to the death of James: 

a. AD 60 B. AD 50 C. AD 62

What is AD 62?

200

The testing of faith is found in this section of James. 

What is James 1:2-18?

300

Be _____ of the word, and not ____ only

What is Be doers of the word, and not hearers only

300

Jame's goal is to help believers live _____ as followers of Jesus.

a. faithfully    b. constantly    c. inconsistently

What is faithfully?

300

If James wrote his letter after the Jerusalem council of AD 48–49, it’s hard to imagine that he wouldn’t have mentioned those events. Therefore, the book of James was almost certainly written during this time?

a. mid AD 40s  b. AD 41   c. mid AD 48

What is mid AD 40s?

300

Hearing and doing the word is found in this section of James? 


What is Jame 1:19-27?

400

Every ____ and ____ gift comes from above

What is Every good and perfect gift comes from above

400

 James writes his book to those who already believe the this: 

a. in Jesus   b. in Epistoles    c. the gospel

What is the gospel?


400

Despite the way the New Testament books are arranged—James likely wrote his book this amount of years or so after Jesus had died and risen again.

a. 20 years    b. 15 years   c. 5 years

What is 15 years? 

400

The section about the sin of partiality is found in this chapter and verse of James? 

What is James 2:1-13?

500

Be quick to ____, slow to ____, slow to ____

What is Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger

500

The James aim is not to give this type of presentation of the gospel, rather it is to be practical. 

What is theological?

500

James is a general epistle, meaning that it doesn’t seem to be written to any particular church, but rather to all Christian churches in general. It is addressed to “the twelve tribes in the Dispersion,” which probably means that James has this group of people in mind. 

a. Gentiles   b. Jews   c. Jewish Christians

Who are Jewish Christians?

500

This chapter and these verses references the prayer of faith. 

What is James 5:13-18?