James Teaches Faith in ActionJames 1:1

John 14:15  “If you love me you will obey my commandments.”

“The epistle of James is a handful of pearls, dropped one by one into

the hearer’s mind.”E.J. Goodspeed

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.

Matthew 13:55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called

Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and

Judas?

John 7:5 For not even his brothers believed in him.

James 1:10 and the rich [will be] like a flower of the grass he will pass

away.

…Proverbs 11:28  Whoever trusts in his

riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like

a green leaf. James 1:19b  let every person be quick

to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of

God.

James 1:19b  let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to

anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of

God.

…Proverbs 14:29  Whoever is slow to anger

has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper

exalts folly.

James 3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not

stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his

whole body.

…Proverbs 10:19  When words are many,

transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is

prudent.

James 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are

coming upon you. … 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire.

You have laid up treasure in the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of

the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by

fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters

have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 5:8  Woe to those who join house to house,

who add field to field, until there is no more room,

and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.

9  The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing:

“Surely many houses shall be desolate,

large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.

James 1:2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces

steadfastness.

…Matthew 5:11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil

against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your

reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who

were before you.”

James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives

generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6a But let

him ask in faith,

…Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For

everyone who asks receives”

James 4:11a Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. …12 There is

only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy.

But who are you to judge your neighbor?

…Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that you be

not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure

you use it will be measured to you.”

James 5:12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but

let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not

fall under condemnation.

…Matthew 5:33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but

shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, Do

not take an oath at all, …37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this

comes from evil.

James 5:2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.

…Matthew 6:19 “Do not lay up for

yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and

where thieves break in and steal,”

“James demands an obedience that honest readers know they

cannot render. Therefore, while the individual sentences and

paragraphs of James are clear, we struggle to resolve the tension

between the stringency of James’s demands and our inability to

attain them.” Daniel Doriani

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

and do not lean on your own understanding.

6  In all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make straight your paths.