Sermon Tone Analysis
Overall tone of the sermon
This automated analysis scores the text on the likely presence of emotional, language, and social tones. There are no right or wrong scores; this is just an indication of tones readers or listeners may pick up from the text.
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Emotion Tone
Anger
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Disgust
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Fear
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Joy
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Sadness
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Analytical
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Confident
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Tentative
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Social Tone
Openness
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Conscientiousness
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Extraversion
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Agreeableness
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Emotional Range
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The Greeting
• The author: 1) James who is the half brother of Jesus Christ; 2) Unbeliever during Jesus’ earthly life; 3) Became a follower after the resurrection of Christ; 4) Lead Jerusalem church.
• The recipients: 1) Scattered—any Jew outside of Palestine; 2) These are Jewish believers.
The doctrine of testing
• A command about testing, v. 2: 1) The “brethren” are the ones involved; 2) The attitude commanded—consider it all joy—“think this way”; 3) “Consider (count)—mental attitude—aorist tense—do it again and again; 4) With the right attitude we can have habitual joy; 5) The only one that can have joy is one who cares about God.
• The issue involved with testing, v. 3: 1) Tests are directed at your faith; 2) Faith is aligning with God’s viewpoint; 3) “The trying”—this is (1) the means and (2) the results; 4) The goal is endurance.
• The facts involved in testing, v. 2: 1) Tests are inevitable; 2) Tests come unannounced and unexpected; 3) Tests comes in every variety and flavor.
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