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The Epistle of James

The Epistle of James. Putting Your Faith to Work. Which James wrote James? Apostle James, son of Alpheus James, brother of Jesus, leader of the Jerusalem church Apostle James, son of Zebedee, brother of John James, father of Judas None of the above. Introduction.

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The Epistle of James

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  1. The Epistle of James Putting Your Faith to Work

  2. Which James wrote James? • Apostle James, son of Alpheus • James, brother of Jesus, leader of the Jerusalem church • Apostle James, son of Zebedee, brother of John • James, father of Judas • None of the above Introduction

  3. James is a part of the General Epistles • James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude • Probably written from Jerusalem • Written to Christian Jews that had fled Jerusalem because of persecution (1:1; Acts 8:1 and 11:19) • James was written before 62 A.D., the year he was martyred • Some think it was written around 45 A.D. before James met Paul (Acts 15) • because of the supposed difference in the Paul’s doctrine of justification by faith alone with James’ doctrine of works • because the Jew/Gentile question is not dealt with in the letter Introduction

  4. Read James 2:14-26 • Read Romans 3:27-31 So, are we justified by faith or works? YES! We are justified by a faith that works! Does James Contradict Paul?

  5. Can we earn our salvation through our works? No (Rom 3:23) • So how can one be saved, if not by works? By faith in Jesus Christ alone that is seen in good works (Rom 3:24; Js 2:18) • How do faith and works go together? Faith is made complete by good works (Js 2:22; Rom 6-8) Questions

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  7. Trials and Suffering (1:2-18; 5:7-11) • Hearing and Doing (1:19-1:27) • Working out your Faith (2:14-2:26) • Watch what you say (3:1-4:17) Important Themes

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