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! INTRODUCTION
Faith without works cannot be called faith.
“Faith without works is dead” (2:26), and a dead faith is worse than no faith at all.
Faith must work; it must produce; it must be visible.
Verbal faith is not enough; mental faith is insufficient.
Faith must be there, but it must be more.
It must inspire action.
Throughout his epistle to Jewish believers, James integrates true faith and everyday practical experience by stressing that true faith must manifest itself in works of faith.
Faith endures trials.
Trials come and go, but a strong faith will face them headon and develop endurance.
Faith understands temptations.
It will not allow us to consent to our lust and slide into sin.
Faith obeys the Word.
It will not merely hear and not do.
Faith produces doers.
Faith harbors no prejudice.
For James, faith and favoritism cannot coexist.
Faith displays itself in works.
/ Faith is more than mere words; it is more than knowledge; it is demonstrated by obedience; and it overtly responds to the promises of God/.
Faith controls the tongue.
This small but immensely powerful part of the body must be held in check.
Faith can do it.
Faith acts wisely.
It gives us the ability to choose wisdom that is heavenly and to shun wisdom that is earthly.
Faith produces separation from the world and submission to God.
It provides us with the ability to resist the Devil and humbly draw near to God.
Finally, faith waits patiently for the coming of the Lord.
Through trouble and trial it stifles complaining.
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A. AUTHORSHIP
1. /Personal name.//
/The English name “James” in the New Testament translates the Greek /Iakobos.
/This is from the Hebrew /Iakob, /translated “Jacob” in the Old Testament.
2.
/Family background//.
/There are four different N.T. persons with the name James:
James the son of Zebedee (Matt.
4:21; Mark 1:19; Luke 5:10)
James the son of Alphaeus (Matt.
10:3; Mark 3:18; 15:40; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13)
James the Father of Judas the Aposlte (Luke 6:16)
James the “Lord’s brother” (Matt.
13:55; Mark 6:3; Gal.
1:19).
There is strong support that the epistle’s author was the last named James.
James was really a half brother of Jesus, both having the same mother, Mary, but not the same father.
(Joseph was only the /legal/ father of Jesus; Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit, Matt.
1:20).
James had sisters and at least three brothers besides Jesus:
/Joses (Joseph), Simon, and Jude (Matt.
13:54-58).
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We see that the parent could not make their children’s decisions concerning belief in Jesus as Savior and Lord (Messiah).
3.
/Conversion//.
/James and the other brothers of Jesus did not believe in Him as Savior and Lord during the years of Jesus’ public ministry.
Read John 7:2-8.
1.
/Does this passage suggest what hindered the brothers from believing?/
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/VERSE 3 – /“Depart from here,” “Your disciples,” /VERSE 4/ “If You do these things”
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These are the words of men who do not know Christ; could you imagine saying to the Lord Jesus, /‘depart from me//’!/
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There will come a day when Jesus will say to unbelievers, ‘/I never knew you; depart /[go away] /from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'/
(Matthew 7:23 NKJV)
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The Bible says that, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ /depart from iniquity/.”
(2 Timothy 2:19)
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All Christians must /depart /from iniquity
1) to make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove
2) to stand off, to stand aloof
2a) to go away, to depart from anyone
2b) to desert, withdraw from one
2c) to shun, flee from
2d) to cease to vex one
2e) to withdraw one's self from, to fall away
2f) to keep one's self from, absent one's self from
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NOTE: The Lord’s brother’s were not His disciples/ /(a learner, pupil, disciple)
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I believe that the Lord’s brother’s did not believe all of the miracles that Christ did were done by him.
Therefore, they did not believe in Him
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Psalm 69:8 is a prophecy of their unbelief
Our Lord’s family did not fully understand Him or His ministry (John 7:1-5).
While He was not disrespectful toward His Physical family, He did emphasize the family of God
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/Matthew 12:46-50 /And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!/
/“For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
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/What is God’s Will?
John 6:40/
“And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life”
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/The real family of Jesus is all of those who truly believe in and follow Him./
The strongest relationship today is the relationship between Christ and a believer.
If you are a child of God and you have unsaved family members, you are closer to Jesus Christ than you are to your own mother that brought you into this world.
You are more closely related to other believers than you are to unsaved family members.
2. /How do you account for this unbelief in light of such devout upbringing by Mary and Joseph?/
/What light does Proverbs 22:6 shed on this question?
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From Acts 1:14 we learn that James had become a believer sometime before Pentecost day.
(1 Cor.
15:7).
Or after Jesus’ crucifixion.
!! B. BIOGRAPHY
!!! THE BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES
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During Jesus’ public ministry
John 2:12
Matthew 12:46-50
John 7:1-9
! 2. Early days as a believer, he was an eyewitness of the risen Lord
/ /1 Corinthians 15:7
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! 3. Early days as a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, he was among those who were waiting for the coming of the Spirit in the upper room.
Acts 1:14
Galatians 1:18-19 (cf.
Acts 9:26)
!! 4. Successor to Peter as Pastor of the Jerusalem church
/ /Acts 12:17 – the first one told about Peter’s release from prison
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