2. 1. that testing comes in a variety of forms and that one does not seek the situation but rather stumbles into it
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Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
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3. “Consider it all Joy”
4. “my brethren, when you encounter various trials”…look to those who have lived through trials–
[1] Davids, P. H. (1982). The Epistle of James: a commentary on the Greek text (p. 67). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
5. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
[1] Davids, P. H. (1982). The Epistle of James: a commentary on the Greek text (p. 67). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.