Preview on James
We have been Chronologically
covering the Bible phase by phase.
We start the Gospels, with Jesus
presented as the Perfect Servant,
Savior of the world, Messianic King
and the Son of God, before Acts
chronicles Growth of the Church.
Then Paul urges the Galatians to
live by Faith alone, Thessalonians
to Serve ahead of Second Coming,
to Corinthians to Live Rightly,
to Romans Justification by Faith,
Ephesians living as Body of Christ
to Colossians Doctrinal Purity and
to Philippians Unity of the Spirit;
before Paul’s pastoral letters and
then pursing maturity in Hebrews.
Next, we continue into James:
where the apostle shows how faith
integrates with everyday practical
experience by stressing that true
faith produces doers of the Word.
For James, a faith that produces
no change in a person’s life is
really no faith at all. True faith will
bear fruit in actions and deeds.
James offer many tests for genuine
faith: It endures trials, obey Word,
harbours no prejudice, controls
the tongue, is separated from
the world and resists the devil.
We’ll cover the letter of James
over one weekend in two divisions:-
Jas 1-3: Faith Tested & Displayed
Jas 3-5: Faith Proved & Rewarded
Lookout for it to better understand
right Christian Behaviour and the
issue of the Testing of Faith; and
be embolden in difficult situations.
Blessings/chris