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Tag: The Book of James

The Everlasting Gospel

  • Lesson 13 for the week of December 20 to December 27
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Synopsis: Escaping from James to Find the Gospel? The official study guide reveals, perhaps unintentionally, how powerful Luther’s argument against the book of James as been. Instead of dividing James into 13 sections, the editors...

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Alden Thompson

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

  • Lesson 12 for the week of December 13 to December 20
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Synopsis: Restoration of the Sick and the Lost As James draws his book to a close, his final section deals with restoration, first of the sick (5:13-18) through the prayers of the righteous, then of...

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Alden Thompson

Getting Ready for the Harvest

  • Lesson 11 for the week of December 6 to December 13
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Synopsis: Patience and Swearing After firmly condemning the rich, James then turns to his readers/listeners and admonishes them to be patient. After nearly inciting them to riot by condemning the rich landowners (or so it...

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Alden Thompson

Weep and Howl!

  • Lesson 10 for the week of November 29 to December 6
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Synopsis: James 5:1-6 is the third frontal attack on the rich in the book, and this one the most brutal. Here the oppressive rich are the wealthy landowners who abuse their workers. In short, they...

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Alden Thompson

One Lawgiver and Judge

  • Lesson 9 for the week of November 22 to November 29
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Synopsis: Judging and Boasting This week’s passage from James actually brings together two items that don’t really mesh very well. A warning against the dangers of judging (4:11-12) is followed by a section which warns...

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Alden Thompson

The Humility of Heavenly Wisdom

  • Lesson 8 for the week of November 15 to November 22
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Synopsis: Yearning for the Good Wisdom from Above James gives us a wonderful description of heavenly wisdom in 3:17. But he gives us very little help in knowing how to acquire it. Exploring that practical...

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Taming the Tongue

  • Lesson 7 for the week of November 8 to November 15
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Synopsis: The Tongue In 1:26 James dropped a small bombshell against the unbridled tongue. Now in 3:1-12 he drops a large one, a blistering attack against the tongue. He does not really explain why this...

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Alden Thompson

Faith that Works

  • Lesson 6 for the week of November 1 to November 8
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Synopsis: Faith and Works, James and Paul The most highly visible passage in James involves the apparent tension between Paul and James on the question of faith and works. The most striking “contradiction” is between...

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Love and the Law

  • Lesson 5 for the week of October 25 to November 1
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Synopsis: Partiality and the Royal Law This week’s passage from James (2:1-13) presents an impassioned plea against favoritism. Showing partiality to the rich dishonors the poor (2:6). As one should come to expect in James,...

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Alden Thompson

Being and Doing

  • Lesson 4 for the week of October 18 to October 25
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Synopsis: Doing, Not Just Hearing In James 1:22-27, our focus for this week’s discussion, James prepares the way for much of the content yet to come in his book. When he admonishes his listeners to...

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Enduring Temptation

  • Lesson 3 for the week of October 11 to October 18
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Synopsis: Temptation and Anger This week’s passage from James (1:12-21) focuses on two notable tensions within human experience: 1) the origin and role of temptation; 2) the proper role of anger. Both tensions involve the...

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The Perfecting of Our Faith

  • Lesson 2 for the week of October 4 to October 11
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Relevant Verses: James 1:2-11 Synopsis: The Challenge of Perfectionism Taking its cue from the KJV of James 1:4, this week’s lesson points to the “perfecting” of our faith. The KJV reads: “Let patience have her perfect...

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James, the Lord’s Brother

  • Lesson 1 for the week of September 27 to October 4
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Relevant Verses: James 1:1; 2:1 Synopsis: The Author of the Book of James The official study guide adopts the position that the author of the book of James is the Lord’s brother by that name. Also...

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Alden Thompson
 
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