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James - All or Nothing: Practical Living, Perseverance, Prayer
1. The Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Paul’s Letters
Other Letters
Revelation
A New Testament Journey
Lesson 21: James – All or Nothing
2. Hebrews – The Real Deal
James – All or nothing
1 Peter – Dimensions of Suffering
2 Peter – Darkness before Dawning
1 John – Enjoy Fellowship
2 John – Love in Truth
3 John – Model the Gospel
Jude – Keep your Position
5. The author was just James giving us four
possibilities:
a. James the father of Judas - not very significant
b. James the son of Alphaeus - unlikely as he is an
obscure apostle.
c. James the son of Zebedee and brother of John -
important figure in the Gospels, but died early
under Herod Agrippa around spring of 44 AD
d. James, the brother of Jesus, rose to prominence
after Pentecost and traditionally held author
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6. Practical Living
- 1:2-4, 12-17
- 1:5-8
- 1:19-27,2:10
- 1:2-5:20
- 4:11,12
- 5:7-12
- 4:2,3, 5:13-18
Perseverance
Prayer
Practicing the Word
Prayer
Perseverance
Practicing the Word
James directs this book to Jews scattered across
the world – possibly in anticipation of the
sufferings Jews will face in the coming years
and centuries.
7. The teachings of
James are very similar
to the teachings of
Jesus – vivid,
colourful, illustrative
and most importantly
covering the Kingdom
values similar to the
sermon on the mount
8. James differentiates
people clearly into two
categories (1:22):
The doers
The deceivers
At the end he deals with
the in-between category
of the drifters who will
eventually fall into one
of the above categories.
9.
10. Per
Two kinds of
1.Prayers
2. Pride
3. Listening
4. Religion
5. Wealth
6. Belief
7. Speech
8. Friendship
9. Wisdom
10. Attitude
Doers
Bold
In Christ
Hearers & doers
Pure & spotless
Kingdom
Acting
Sweet
With God
Of God
Persevering
Deceivers
Doubtful
In humiliation
Hearers only
Worthless
World
Shuddering
Bitter
With the World
Of world
Complaining
11. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not
doubt, because the one who doubts is like a
wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the
wind. 7 That person should not expect to
receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a
person is double-minded and unstable in all
they do. Ch 1
25. Per
Two kinds of
1. Prayers
2. Pride
3. Listening
4. Religion
5. Wealth
6. Belief
7. Speech
8. Friendship
9. Wisdom
10. Attitude
Doers
Bold
In Christ
Hearers & doers
Pure & spotless
Kingdom
Acting
Sweet
God
Of God
Persevering
Deceivers
Doubtful
In humiliation
Hearers only
Worthless
World
Shuddering
Bitter
World
Of world
Complaining
26. They are precious lives to be rescued
Don’t write them off
Go after them
Get them back
Prevent an epidemic of drifters… James
5:19,20 Message
27. Look at the binary perspective slide above.
Which aspects do Christians today
compromise and not clearly fall into the
category?
What do you find most challenging?
How can we achieve a clear “1”, in all aspects
of “doers”? What steps do you personally
need to take? Share.
The Epistles of the Bible are all found in the New Testament. They include 21 of the New Testament’s 27 books, extending from Romans to Jude. Thirteen of these Epistles were written by the apostle Paul: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. Within this group of Pauline Epistles is a subgroup labeled the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon) so-called because they were written during Paul’s two-year house arrest in Rome (Acts 28:30–31). The Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus) were written to church leaders and include many teachings regarding practices within the early church.Following these writings are eight General Epistles (sometimes called Catholic Epistles, since they were written to a “universal” audience) that include Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude. The author of Hebrews is unknown (though many have historically attributed it to Paul or one of Paul’s associates). James was one of the earliest New Testament writings and was written by James, the half-brother of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:7). The apostle Peter wrote 1 and 2 Peter. The apostle John (the same author of the Gospel of John and Revelation) wrote 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John. The short Epistle of Jude was written by Jude, another half-brother of Jesus (Jude 1:1).All of the known authors of the Epistles are either an apostle (Paul, Peter, John) or a family member of Jesus (James, Jude). Each of these individuals had a unique calling from the Lord Jesus that included writing letters to others. These letters, inspired by the Holy Spirit, are preserved as part of the New Testament’s writings today.Read more:http://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-an-epistle.html#ixzz3eBIfeAM6
The author was just James giving us four possibilities:
a. James the father of Judas (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13), not very significant
b. James the son of Alphaeus (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; 15:40, Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13) is an unlikely candidate for similar reasons: he is an obscure apostle.
c. James the son of Zebedee and brother of John (Matt. 4:21; 10:2; 17:1; Mark 1:19, 29; 3:17; 10:35; 13:3; Luke 9:28; Acts 1:13; 12:2) is an important figure in the Gospels, less so in Acts due to his early death as a martyr under Herod Agrippa no later than the spring of 44 CE (Acts 12:2)
d. James the Lord’s brother (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3; Gal. 1:19; called simply James in Acts: 12:17; 15:13; 21:18; and in 1 Cor. 15:7), rises to prominence after Pentecost as the de facto leader of the Jerusalem church sometime before A.D. 44 and was one of two leaders Paul met with in Jerusalem three years after conversion (Gal. 1:19). James as author of the letter has been the traditional view.
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. While James is known for its practical teachings, the book begins and ends with perseverance and prayer intertwined with practicing the word We see overlapping and intertwined layers of teaching on prayer and the word within the practical living insights
James differentiates people clearly into two categories, bringing different dimensions throughout the book. There are no shades of grey – he defines it in black and white – the binary perspective. At the end he deals with the in-between category of the drifters.