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Read the Passage From Bible***
The Lion King - Hamlet
O Brother where are thou?
Homer’s Oddyssey
There is a Russian proverb:
learning lessons from others, James wants us to learn from Adam and eve, learning from other people’s mistakes.
The wise man learns from someone else’s mistakes, the smart man learns from his own, and the stupid one never learns.
The wise learn from other peoples mistakes.
Jamie and I were talking this morning about how stories influence us both for good and for bad.
we learn self-awareness and social awareness through stories
Retellings?
We learn bravery and cowardice through stories
Solomon says, “ A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.”
We learn good habits and poor habits through stories.
The Lion King - Hamlet
O Brother where are thou?
Homer’s Oddyssey
We want to be wise, we want our children to be wise, and therefore we must learn from other people’s mistakes.
So how do we learn wisdom?
How do we learn from others mistakes?
by telling stories.
We Learn Through Stories
Often times, when we want our kids to grow in wisdom we tell them stories that illustrate wisdom
The boy who cried wolf.
The book “wise words” by Peter Leithart
The Book of Virtues
We learn through stories, we learn by associating our lives with the lives of others.
Jesus was masterful at this
The Good Samaritan
The Prodigal Son
The Parable of the Tenants
Jesus told stories where the characters of the story would represent people in real life.
And hearer is forced to decide what sort of character their going to be.
I tell my kids this often, You are in God’s great story, now what sort of character are you going to be?
Now, James is likewise a great story teller
And what James does in our passage this morning is he takes the readers minds back to the creation story in .
He recalls God’s power in creation and then ties it in with the redeeming work of Christ, which is the new creation.
He also instructs the reader to live faithfully before God by retelling the story of Adam and Eve without actually mentioning their names.
So before we get to James’ retelling of the story of Adam and Eve I want us to see how he ties the original creation into the redeeming work of Christ to bring about the new creation.
So look with me at James 1.17-18
James wants his readers to remember that through the resurrection of Jesus God has started a whole new work in creation.
Throughout the New Testament we see that Jesus is the beginning of the new creation, he is the first born of the new creation, and through him we are being made new.
Paul says, if you are in Christ, than you are a new creation.
This is a powerful truth, if you are in Christ, you are part of God’s new creation.
Notice, God is not saying I HAVE made all things new, nor does he say “I WILL make all things new” he says, “I am MAKING all things new”
1 cor 5 17
The new creation is an ongoing process.
God began this work in Christ, and now he works through his people making them new...
And as the people of God are made new we see families, communities, towns, states, governments, systems, education, ethics, law, ALL THINGS made new.
This is our new vocation, as the body of Christ, we join him in recreating the world.
He is making all things new, and we are his hands and feet joining him in the work of recreation.
And James wants to remind his readers of this powerful recreating work of God through his people.
In verses 17 and 18 he uses creation language to explain how we are part of this new creation in Christ.
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Every good and perfect gift is from above,
In the same way God deems each of his creative acts good in , so now in the new creation everything that comes from above is good.
And all good and perfect gifts come from the Father of lights,
Here James is calling us back to God’s creative work in day 4 of creation when he creates the sun, moon and stars.
In verse 18 he says that he brought us (all believers) forth by the word of truth.
In the same way God brought creation forth in Genesis one by his word, so he is bringing forth his new creation by the word of truth.
And those brought forth by the word of truth are a kind of firstfruits of his creatures
Jesus was the firstborn of the new creation, but those first century Christians were firstfruits of the new creation.
Adam was considered the firstborn of the old creation, and Eve was the firstfruit.
So Jesus is the firstborn of the new creation, and those early Christians James is writing to were the firstfruits of the new creation.
As Eve was the bride of Adam taken from his side, so the church is the bride of Christ taken from his side.
And Adam and Eve were to take dominion of the whole earth, they were to take the boarders of the garden and advance the garden to the point where it covered the whole world.
And likewise, every good and perfect gift comes down from above.
What James is saying is that everything that comes from God is totally, unconditionally, completely good.
he knows that when Jesus was raised from the dead, it was the beginning of the new creation!
So Now, followers of Christ, these firstfruits, the bride of Christ, the church is to take the boarders of the new creation and push them back into the darkness until all things are made new through the power of the gospel.
Nothing would ever be the same.
James wants to encourage his readers that they are no longer part of the old, but part of the new.
And, as Adam was the first born of the old creation, so Jesus is the firstborn of the new creation.
Jesus is the second Adam
And as the firstfruits of the new creation he wants to give them some marching orders.
He wants to call them to faithful and wise living before God.
And to help them understand this call, he uses Adam and Eve as examples of what not to do.
He wants them to be wise by learning from someone eases mistake.
So in verses 12-16 we see James giving his readers some marching orders by recalling the story of Adam and Eve.
And those early believers, like James and those he’s writing too, are the firstfruits of the new creation.
So what are these marching orders?
1. Remain Steadfast Under Trial
2. Do Not Blame God When You Are Tempted
3. Know Your Own Heart (Desires)
4. Do Not Be Deceived
Ok, the first one...
Remain Steadfast Under Trial
Remain Steadfast Under Trials
This young Church is currently going through a trial, dispersed from their homes, they are facing trials they maybe never expected to face.
So James wants to encourage them to remain steadfast, faithful, secure.
Look with me at 1:12
James says, blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial.
For James to say, “blessed is the man” he is recalling Jesus’ words in Matthew Chapter 5 when Jesus lists the beatitudes.
Matthew 5:3-5
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
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