Today's sermon introduced the Book of James which we'll be covering for several weeks. Here are a few key verses and an outline of the book:
James 1:22 NASB
22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
James 2:26 NASB
26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
James 4:7-8 NASB
7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 5:19-20 NASB
19 My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Outline of the Book of James
· Greetings (1:1)
· Trials and Temptations (1:2–18)
o The Testing of Faith (1:2–12)
o The Source of Temptation (1:13–18)
· Listening and Doing (1:19–27)
· Favouritism Forbidden (2:1–13)
· Faith and Deeds (2:14–26)
· Taming the Tongue (3:1–12)
· Two Kinds of Wisdom (3:13–18)
· Warning against Worldliness (ch. 4)
o Quarrelsomeness (4:1–3)
o Spiritual Unfaithfulness (4:4)
o Pride (4:5–10)
o Slander (4:11–12)
o Boasting (4:13–17)
· Warning to Rich Oppressors (5:1–6)
· Miscellaneous Exhortations (5:7–20)
o Concerning Patience in Suffering (5:7–11)
o Concerning Oaths (5:12)
o Concerning the Prayer of Faith (5:13–18)
o Concerning Those Who Wander from the Truth (5:19–20)
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