Be God’s Friend
May 23, 2020
James Chapter 02: Be God’s Friend
“Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?…You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.“
James 2:13-14, 22-24
RAUL MORENO – THE WORLD SECTOR LEADER OF
SOUTH AMERICA – BAPTISING THIS FATHER!
James Chapter two brings the next two tests of a true saving Faith: The Test of Impartial Love and the Test of Righetous Love.
All people who claim to be Christians say they believe in Jesus and have faith, yet chapter two brings a a specific definition of that the Biblical standards of belief and faith really are. Sadly more in this world reduce Biblical faith to simple agreement. We must always compare our own personal definitions of key concepts words and concepts from the scriptures with the definitions we learn growing up so that we clearly understand the life-giving words or the Lord. Have fun studying James Chapter two!
Ron Harding
THE TESTS OF TRUE FAITH
| James 1:2-12 | The Test of Perseverance During Trials |
| James 1:13-18 | The Test of Blaming Others During Trials |
| James 1:19-27 | The Test of Obedience: Being a Doer |
| James 2:1-13 | The Test of Impartial Love |
| James 2:14-26 | The Test of Righteous Works |
| James 3:1-12 | The Test of the Tongue |
| James 3:13-18 | The Test of Humble Wisdom |
| James 4:1-12 | The Test of Worldly Indulgence |
| James 4:13-17 | The Test of Dependence on God |
| James 5:1-11 | The Test of Patient Endurance |
| James 5:12 | The Test of Truthfulness |
| James 5:13-18 | The Test of Prayfulness |
| James 5:19-20 | The Test of True Faith |
JAMES AND THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
| James 3:12 | Matt. 7:16 (Luke 6:44,45) | Tree producing same kind of fruit |
| James 3:18 | Matt. 5:9 | Blessing of those who make peace |
| James 4:2,3 | Matt. 7:7 ,8 | Importance of asking God |
| James 4:4 | Matt. 6:24 | Friendship with world = hostility toward God |
| James 4:8 | Matt. 5:8 | Blessing on and call for the pure in heart |
| James 4:9 | Matt. 5:4 | Blessing and call for those who mourn |
| James 4:11,12 | Matt. 7:1-5 | Command against wrongly judging others |
| James 4:13,14 | Matt. 6:34 | Not focusing too much on tomorrow |
| James 5:1 | (Luke 6:24,25) | Woe to rich |
| James 5:2 | Matt. 6:19,20 | Moth and rust spoiling earthly riches |
| James 5:6 | (Luke 6:37) | Against condemning the righteous man |
| James 5:9 | Matt. 5:22; 7:1 | Not judging-the Judge standing at the door |
| James 5:10 | Matt. 5:12 | The prophets as examples of wrongful suffering |
| James 5:12 | Matt. 5:33-37 | Not making hasty and irreverent oaths |
REFERENCES TO NATURE
| James 1:6 | wave of the sea |
| James 1:6 | tossed by the wind |
| James 1:10 | flower of the field |
| James 1:11 | sun … with a burning heat |
| James 1:11 | flower falls |
| James 1:17 | from the Father of lights |
| James 1:17 | shadow of turning |
| James 1:18 | firstfruits |
| James 3:3 | bits in horses’ mouths |
| James 3:4 | ships … driven by fierce winds |
| James 3:5 | how great a forest a little kindles! |
| James 3:7 | beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea |
| James 3:8 | deadly poison 3: 11 fresh water and bitter |
| James 3:12 | Can a fig tree … bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? |
| James 3:18 | the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace |
| James 4:14 | your life … It is even a vapor |
| James 5:2 | your garments are moth-eaten |
| James 5:3 | gold and silver are corroded |
| James 5:4 | laborers who mowed your fields |
| James 5:4 | the cries of the reapers |
| James 5:5 | fattened your hearts like day of slaughter |
| James 5:7 | the farmer waits for the precious fruit |
| James 5:7 | waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rains |
| James 5:17 | prayed . .. that it would not rain |
| James 5:17 | it did not rain on the land |
| James 5:18 | the heaven gave rain |
| James 5:18 | the earth produced its fruit |