James Class Schedule

1. James Class Schedule

2. Greetings & Intro to testing of your Faith 1  James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. 2  Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3  knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4  And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

3. :1  James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. What does James say about himself ? to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad What does “dispersed abroad” mean ? lit: in the dispersion see Acts 8:1-5, 1 Peter 1:1 Greetings - chairo - grace

4. v (you) consider it all joy :2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, my brethren – lit: brothers of me Who is James talking to here ? consider - hēgeomai - to view, regard, esteem, count, reckon see Phil 3:7-8, Phil 2:6, 2 Peter 2:13 What is the difference between joy and happiness?

5. :2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, Why does James say “when” and not “if” ? see 1 Peter 4:12 encounter– peripiptō - to fall into or among see Luke 10:30, Acts 27:41 trials- peirasmos – a testing with a view toward failure*, a solicitation to sin see Matt. 26:41, James 1:12, 1 Peter 1:6 & 4:12 Why should we be joyous in being solicited to sin ? * when used in a negative sense

6. Temptation: peirasmos verses dokimos * (trials/temptations) (testing) * 13 NOV 1994 Hal Molloy

7. S V the testing of your faith produces endurance :3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. knowing - ginōskō - to be taking in knowledge, to come to know, recognize, understand see Eph 3:19, Gal 4:9 testing – dokimion - a testing with a view toward approval*, an opportunity to glorify god see 1 Peter 1:7, Rom 5:3-4, Phil 2:22, James 1:12 What is being tested (or approved) ? * when used in a positive sense

8. S V the testing of your faith produces endurance :3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. produces -katergazomai - to work out, to effect, produce see 2 Cor 4:17, Rom 4:15, Rom 7:8, endurance - hypomonē - an abiding under" (hypo, "under," menō, "to abide"), rendered – patience see Rom 5:3-4, Col1:11, James 5:11 So what is the end result of this testing ?

9. V endurance (patience) let it have its perfect result :4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. And let endurance have its perfect result perfect(complete) - teleiōs - having reached its end, finished, complete, perfect see Eph 4:13, Phil 3:15, Col 4:12 What is the process called as we “abide under” during the testing of our faith ?

10. :4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. so that – with a purpose that you may be perfect and complete lit: spiritually mature and complete see Col 4:12, Col 1:28 lacking in nothing lit: wanting in nothing

11. Testing with a view of failure (peirasmos James1:13-15) Testing with a view of approval (dokimos James1:2-4) 22 Oct. 1995 Hal Molloy

12. TEMPTATION - JAMES 1:2- 4 YOU • God’s Work • Uses the temptation • as a test (dokimos) • of your faith • Her Problems • Financial • Demanding • Bad Attitude • (Fill in the blank) • You React = temptation • (peirasmos) • Upset • Impatient • Discouraged • Anger test YOUR RESPONSE : • TAKE THE BAIT • OR • FAITH REST IN THE TRUTH 7 MAR 2004. HAL MOLLOY