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James Introduction
Lesson 1 Introduction to James.
Who is the most probable authority?
Three James in N.T.
Most likely the James the Just the half brother of Jesus.
James the Apostle. Edited later by someone else.
It was written in very good Greek, This in one of the reasons
to help understand the style.
Was written out of a Jewish Christina culture.
Most probable author was James the half brother of Jesus.
Opens with the feeling of oppression.
James is considered the book of Proverbs of the New Testament.
Very Revelant for today.
James mentioned Jesus Christ twice in his book.
Who was the book written to?
Destination of the book of James was to not a certian local
church but is a open book to all.
When was this epistle written?
Date was written in aprox. Ad 44 to 63.
What is the purpose of the epistle?
What is the teaching of James?
Sin, judgement , and regeneration, The Christian life, Trials,
Temptation, The Rich and the Poor, The Old Jewish Law. Faith
and Works. Wisdom, Meekness and Endurance.
What kind of literature does the book contain?
Bits and pieces of Wisdom, and peverbal sayings.
How did James feel about his brother before he died?
His Brother Jesus Christ.
He did not accept his brother until after he died or close to
it.
What position did James hold and where?
He was know as the Bishop of the Church at Jersalem.
He wrote this when he was pastor at Jersalem.
James declares that faith without works is dead.
James Interliner Text.
James Strongs Dictionary.
Lesson 2 James 1:1-2.
Text
1 James a servand of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the
twelve tribes which are scatered abroad, greeting.
2 My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers
temptations;
What is a servant? 1401
He first identifies himself as a slave or servant, One who
gives himself up to anothers will. Some one who is in bondange
usally but in scripture it is a choice not a bondage.
In New Testament times people owned servants.
Every 7 years at year of Jubilee all debt was free and the
Servant was set free.
If you decided to stay after 7 years you were then marked
with a hole in the ear then they become a bond servant.
James had made a life long committment to the Lord.
He showed he was committed by saying he was a servant.
James only uses the term Jesus Christ twice in the Book of
James.
What is a tribe? 5443
There are two or three possiblities. It is all the Decendents
of Jacob. This was called a tribe.
Of people of a race or Nation, or habitation.
To the Jews who were being scattered.
To the Christians is the strongest possiblity who he was
addressing.
Describe the meaning of the word greeting. 5463
This is a traditional Gentile greeting not a Jewish greeting.
The Jewish was the word Shalom which means Made whole.
Paul usally used grace or peace in his greetings.
Means cheerful, happy, rejoice, Wish you well, God speed in
this greetings is what is represented.
Describe the word joy. 5479
Calls us brethern which means kinship.
The same blood has made us the same by Christ.
Count it all Joy. Consider it all joy.
Joy means: Cheerfulness, calm, delight, gladness.
Joy is associated with life, The experience of sorrow helps
you have the capicity of joy. Joy is the oppisite of sorrow.
Happiness and Joy is often mixed up and they are not related.
Happiness is a product of the soul, based on feelings, or
circumstances.
Happiness comes and goes.
Joy is not of the soul but of the spirit. Gal 5:22
Sorrow if when your spirit is sinking and joy is described
when your spirit is bursting forth.
This comes from the root word used for grace.
Neh 8:10, The joy of the Lord is your strength. Luke 15:7,
Joy in heaven over one sinner repenting.
Isa 12:3. With joy ye shall draw forth out of the waters of
salvation.
Psa 16:11, In thy prescence there is fullness of joy. In his
presence there is joy.
Joy is supernatural. It is very powerfull.
Count it joy when you fall in divers temptations. When you
fall into temptations count it as joy this releases joy into the
circumstance.
It does not equal pleasure. it is progress to become Christ
like.
Joy is the ability to expect God to move and Joy sustains you.
Explain the word fall. 4045
When you fall, to fall into something all around you.
Be surrounded with, be compassed with problems all around you.
You wake up and it seems it is all around you. This is what
he is talking about.
Like being in a snow storm or fog all around you. This shows
us we cannot always control things around us.
It takes joy to count yourself this way in the midst of
problems. We need to stop and let Joy come on the scene.
What is divers? 4164
Manifold is alternitive word, Various temptations is also ok.
Comes for the word pictures from the root links. Mixture of
colors in any picture.
Talking about all different kinds of circumstances.
We need joy to help us in all circumstances.
Count it joy.
Define the word temptations. 3986
Can be a experiment. To test it. to be tested or go through
trials, proving, adversity, affliction, provications.
Count it all joy when you fall into these different problems
or times of your life.
Can mean outward circumstances, and also inside on your
morals.
Trials is outward tests.
Temptations as inwards tests this is in the English.
Both of these help you either go toward or away from God.
If you count it as joy it will draw you closer to God.
In a trial some people pull away from Church and Christian
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