The Epistle of James: Faith That Works
Hearing and Doing
James 1:19-27 teaches us some important lessons about living our faith. When we are in the midst of difficulties, we get angry and try to react on emotions but James tells us that we should be slow to anger and have patience to listen. Also in verse 27 James tells us that the true religion is to help orphans and widows and to be away from the world’s corruption. We learn that when we are angry we should sin or harm others or swear at others. We should gave our lives to Jesus all the time because he loves us.
Episodes
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Prayer and Healing
James 5:13-20 teaches us the importance of prayer in our Christian life. The Christian life starts with a prayer of faith in Jesus and ends with prayer. We pray in the morning when we wake up to thank God for the day, and we pray at nigh...
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Patience and Praying
James 5:7-12 teaches us that we should be patient during life challenges. You might ask how long we have to be patient? The answer is till the Lord comes back. When the Bible teaches us to be patient, we have hope and are active in shari...
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A Warning to the Rich People
Rich people need to rely on God and not on their wealth. Rich and wealthy people have to help others who are in need. Jesus in Matthew 6:19-24 gives us a guideline that we should store our wealth in heaven, which means we should help oth...
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Judging Others and Boasting
The roots of judging others are envy and jealousy. When we judge others, we put ourselves above the Law. God is the giver of the Law and all his people are under the Law. We should not judge others but show mercy and kindness. Boasting i...
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Selfish Desires
James 4:1-10 teaches us that the roots of envy and jealousy are in the desires of our flesh. When we are in difficulties, then the desires or wants of our flesh are more evident than ever because we are in need of something. Sometimes we...
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Heavenly Wisdom
James 3:13-18 tells us that if we are wise and understand God’s ways, we should prove it by living an honourable life and by doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. First, we receive heavenly wisdom by believing in Jes...
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The Impact of Tongue
James 3:1-12 teaches us of the importance of tongue. If we can manage our tongue, we can manage and get under control all of our body. These verses give us great examples of how our tongue can bring blessings or curses to us and to other...
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Faith and Works
James 2:14-26 teaches us that we cannot separate faith from works. In Christian live, faith comes first and works are a reflection of our faith. We are saved by faith in the Lord Jesus not by works. In many other religions, works come fi...
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Favouritism and Prejudice
When we are in trouble or difficulties we try to compare ourselves with others. In other words we follow worldly behaviour for example rich people are more respected in the world and poor people are not. We should not and cannot play fav...
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Hearing and Doing
James 1:19-27 teaches us some important lessons about living our faith. When we are in the midst of difficulties, we get angry and try to react on emotions but James tells us that we should be slow to anger and have patience to listen. A...
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Temptation and Trials
God does not tempt us because God is good. Temptation always comes from our own desires and usually starts in our mind. We need to fight or flee from temptation. James tells us how we should stand firm when we face trials in our lives. T...
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Poverty and Wealth
The Poor and the rich both rely on God in their daily lives. If we are poor or rich, we should not compare ourselves to others. God give a warning about being rich and proud. When believers are rich, they should be humble because everyth...
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Faith and Wisdom
In James 1:1-8 we read that we should be happy when we have tests and difficulties during sharing our faith. At the same time, we should ask God to give us wisdom. God’s wisdom is different than worldly knowledge or information. God’s wi...