An Exposition of James

James 3:1-6 1. THE CENTRAL PLACE OF THE TONGUE Eph. 5:10 Titus 2:11-12 Gal. 6:1-3 Eph. 4:29 2 Tim. 4:2 Eph. 5:3-4 Col. 3:8 James 5:9 1 Thess. 2:5 Jude 16 Rom. 16:18 Eph. 4.29 Titus 2:7-8 1 Tim. 4:12 James 3:2

1. SAVING FAITH CAN NOT BE SEPARATED FROM GOOD WORKS Rom. 14:28b Rom. 11:5-6 2. SAVING FAITH IS MORE THAN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GOD Deut. 6:4 Mk. 3:11-12 Lk. 8:30-31 Mk. 5:1-13 3. SAVING FAITH IS UNDERSTOOD BY THOSE WHO POSSESS IT 4. SAVING FAITH IS DEMONSTRATED IN OUR LIVING Rom. 4:1-16 Gen. 15:4-6 5. SAVING FAITH OPERATES THE SAME WAY IN EVERY LIFE Eph. 2:8-9 Eph. 2:10

Introduction James 2:21 James 2:24-25 1. THE INSTRUCTION James 2:14 Eph. 2:8-10 1 Jn. 2:29 Jn. 3:7-8 2. THE ILLUSTRATION James 2:15-16 Lk. 6:46 Jn. 14:15 3. THE IMPORTANCE James 2:17 James 2:18

James 2:1 James 2:5-6 1. OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD INCLUDES OUR MOTIVES James 2:5 James 2:6 James 2:7 James 2:8 James 2:9 2. OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD IS GIVEN TO YOUR MASTER Ps. 119:160 1 Kings 13:1-26 3. OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD IS LOVING GOD 1 Jn. 5:3

OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD INCLUDES OUR MOTIVE • James 2:5-7 • Matt. 5:44-45 • Lk. 6:27-28 • Lk. 6:35 • 1 Sam. 15:9-15 • Lk. 4:1-12 • Heb. 4:12 • Gal. 5:14 • Matt. 22:37-40 • Ps. 19:8 • James 2:12

1 Sam. 16:7 James 2:1 1. Question #1: “Did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?" (v. 5) 1 Tim. 6:17-19 1 Cor. 1:26-31 Rev. 3:17-18 Lk. 12:20 2. Question #2: "Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?" (v. 6) 3. Question #3: "Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been...

1. THE CONCERN OF GENUINE RELIGION Rom. 11:36 Heb. 12:28-29 1 Tim. 5:3 Rom. 14:17-18 2. THE CHARACTER OF GENUINE RELIGION Lk. 1:68 Heb. 2:6 1 Jn. 3:18 James 2:1-4 Ps. 68:5 Ex. 22:22 Deut. 14:28-29 Jer. 7:5-7 Matt. 6:4, 6, 18 2 Cor. 5:14 1 Tim. 4:16 Rev. 14:1-5 Prov. 4:23 Rom. 12:2 2 Cor. 5:9-11

1. THE SUBJECT DESCRIBED 2. THE SIN DEPICTED Rom. 3:12-14 1 Tim. 3:8 1 Jn. 3:22 Matt. 12:33-37 Ps. 141:3 Ps. 39:1 Ps. 19:14 3. THE SENTENCE DECLARED

1. THE DANGER OF DECEPTION 2. THE DESIGN OF INSTRUCTION John 14:15 Matt. 23:23 Ps. 119:105 1 Jn. 5:1-3 3. THE DESTINY OF THE DOER

1. THE CONTRAST 1 Jn. 2:3-4 Jn. 8:31 Eph. 5:8-10 Phil. 4:13 Eph. 3:20 2. THE CHARACTER 3. THE COMMAND Neh. 8:2-12 Neh. 10:28-30

1. THE RIGHT ATTITUDE 2. THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE Col. 3:8-11 Rom. 13:11-14 Heb. 12:1-3 1 Pt. 2:1-3 1 Pt. 5:5 Jn. 8:37 1 Cor. 2:14 1 Thess. 2:13 Ps. 1:2

James in 2:19 James 2:21-23 James 1:3 Ps. 119:97, 113, 163, 165, 111-112, 10-12, 14-15, 155, 33-34, 133, 136, 158 1 Pt. 1:23 1 Thess. 2:13 James 3:1 Gal. 1:6-10; 4:8-16

1. WHO DOES IT? Jn. 1:12-13 Jn. 3:5-8 Eph. 2:1 Matt. 16:13-17 2. WHAT IS IT? 1 Jn. 3:1-10 1 Jn 3:10-15 2 Cor. 5:17 1 Jn. 3:16-19 Jn. 17:1-3 Gal. 2:20 3. HOW WAS IT GIVEN? 1 Cor. 4:15 Philemon 10 4. WHY WAS IT GIVEN? Deut. 26:1-11 Deut. 26:1-11 Rom. 12:1

1. THE SOURCE 1 Jn. 1:5 1 Cor. 12:3 2. THE STEPS Gal. 6:1 1 Cor. 10:13 Gen. 3:6 Prov. 7:8-21 1 Jn. 3:9 Prov. 7:14 Matt. 7:21 Prov. 7:15-23 3. THE SOLUTION 1 Cor. 10:12

1. SIN HAS WARPED OUR VIEW OF RESPONSIBILITY IN GENERAL Deut. 8:7-14, 17-18 Deut. 6:10-12 Ex. 14:12 Num. 14:3 2. SIN HAS WARPED OUR VIEW OF RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING SIN SIN Gen. 3:12 Ex. 32:22-24 1 Sam. 15:13-15 Ps. 106:32-33 Matt. 15:14 Ezek. 3:18 1 Sam. 15:23 Gen. 3:12 Prov. 19:3 Ps. 50:21 Prov. 21:27

1. The Meaning of This Blessedness 2. The Measure of This Blessedness 3. The Means of This Blessedness 1 Pt. 1:6 Ps. 73:1-3, 14 Rom. 8:28 Prov. 30:9 James 5:11 Job 1:22 Job 2:10 3. The Manifestation of This Blessedness Acts 13:50-52 Rom. 15:13 Rom. 15:30-32 2 Cor. 7:4 2 Cor. 1:24 Phil. 1:4 2 Cor. 8:1-2 Phil. 2:2 1 Thess. 2:19 Heb. 13:17 Jude 24

1. The Meaning of This Blessedness 2. The Measure of This Blessedness 1 Cor. 16:22 Jn. 14:23-24 Rom. 8:9 Rom. 5:5 1 Pt. 1:3-9 James 1:2 Rom. 8:28 1 Pt. 4:12 Col. 1:21-23 Lk. 8:11-15 Rom. 2:4-8 James 1:3 1 Jn. 5:4 1 Cor. 11:17-19 2 Tim. 2:15 2 Cor. 10:18 Rom. 8:16 Rom. 5:1-4 Rev. 2:10 Lk. 22:20-34 Jn. 15:16-17

1. Our Circumstances Are Not Central To God's Purposes 2. Our Circumstances Are Used By God To Help Us Remember Things From God's Perspective Prov. 18:11 3. Our Circumstances Present Certain Temptations We Have To Resist Ps. 20:7 Prov. 21:31 4. Our Circumstances Are An Opportunity To Show We Are God's People Prov. 30:8-9 5. Our Circumstances Are An Opportunity To Be Purified By God Matt. 6:19-21

1. When You Dont Know What To Do, You Must Ask God. 2. When You Dont Know What To Do, You Must Believe God. James 4:1-3 Jer. 29:13 Prov. 3:5-6

When I Don't Know What To Do, I Must Ask God. Prov. 24:6 Prov. 13:20 Prov. 3:5,6 Prov. 2:2-5

1. The Command  2. The Challenge  3. The Comfort  4. The Concession  5. The Construction 

1. The Command 2. The Challenge