Main Focus
• Old Testament – Christ in Prophecy
• Gospels – Christ in History
• Acts – Christ in the Church
• Epistles – Christ in Experience
• Apocalypse – Christ in coming Glory
• Gospels – Christ in History
• Acts – Christ in the Church
• Epistles – Christ in Experience
• Apocalypse – Christ in coming Glory
James: ""
Written by: James
Chapters:5
Verses:108
James and Jude were half brothers to Jesus
-----James 1-----
Smile in Trial?
Count it all Joy when you go into trials?
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
First off remember that the word Temptation and Test (Trial) are the same word in GREEK πειρασμός (peirasmos).
What God allows as a trial / Satan uses as a temptation.
Why should we count it all joy?
Read:
James 1 (The whole Chapter, it's only 27 verses)
Matthew 4:1-11(Temptation of Jesus),
Matthew 4:1-11(Temptation of Jesus),
and it might not be a bad time to focus on the Sovereignty of God in the Book of Job.
12 Blessed
is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that
love him.
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.(KJV)
20 Human anger[a] does not produce the righteousness[b] God desires.. (NLT)
[a] Greek A man’s anger.
[b] Or the justice.
Are we producing Good fruit through our outward actions?
Matthew 12:33-37
33 Either
make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt,
and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
5 Crowns / Rewards Listed in The Bible
Incorruptible Crown (Victor's Crown)
1 Corinthians 9:25 (Lives of Purity)
Crown of Life
Revelation 2:10, James 1:12 (Christian / Martyr's Crown)
Crown of Righteousness
2 Timothy 4:8 (For those who Love and are looking for His return)
Crown of Glory
1 Peter 5:4 (Elder's Crown / For the Faithful Servants)
Crown of Rejoicing
1 Thessalonians 2:19 (Soul Winners Crown)
