11. The demonstration of a living faith in controlling what we say. James 3:1-12
James 3:1-12 “My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.” (Vs. 1) The cost of being a teacher in the church is high as they have higher accountability. Many consider becoming a teacher without having a second...
12. The demonstration of a living faith in the presence of wisdom. James 3: 13-18
James 3: 13-18 “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.” (Vs. 13). James addressed the teachers or those who wanted to be teachers at the beginning of this chapter, he explained...
13. Reasons for strife in the Christian community. James 4:1-3
James 4:1-3 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask...
14. A rebuke of compromise and covetousness among Christians. James 4:4-6
James 4:4-6 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us...
15. The solutions for strife: in humility, get right with God. James 4:7-10
James 4:7-10 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to...
16. The solutions for strife: get right with other people. James 4:11-12
James 4:11-12 Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able...
17. A caution against an attitude of independence from God. James 4:13-16
James 4:13-16 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little...
18. A challenge to live according to what we know in the LORD. James 4:17
James 4:17 “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (Vs. 17). James is coming back to the practicality of Christian life through this verse again. To do good things, we must have an open and helping heart. A heart that has no...
19. A rebuke of the ungodly rich. James 5:1-6
James 5:1-6 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh...
20. A call for patient endurance in light of the coming judgment. James 5:7-12
James 5:7-12 “Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming...
