PERFECT AND COMPLETE

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James 1:2–4 (ESV) — 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:2–4 ESV
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

I. THINKING BIBLICALLY

James 1:2 (ESV) — 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds…
James 1:2 ESV
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
James is commending the conscious embrace of a Christian understanding of life which brings joy into the trials that come because of our Christianity. James says, “Considerit pure joy,” which means to make a deliberate and careful decision to experience joy even in times of trouble. [1]
Sinclair Ferguson says, “Biblical accounting means we see the parts in the light of the whole.”

II. BIBLICAL REASONS TO COUNT IT ALL JOY

James 1:3–4 (ESV) — 3 …for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:3–4 ESV
3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
[1]Hughes, R. K. (1991). James: faith that works (p. 18). Crossway Books.
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