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PRINCIPLE ONE - TRIALS James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials ,. James 1:19 This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear , slow to speak and slow to anger ;.
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PRINCIPLE ONE - TRIALSJames 1:2Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
James 1:19 This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;
James 1:22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
James 1;25b.....not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer,...
James 1:25a. But one who looks intently at theperfect law, thelaw of liberty, and abides by it, AND... James 2:12 So speak and so act, as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty...
Pentateuch, Prophets, Writings, and the Rabbinical interpretation Pentateuch, Prophets, Writings, and the Rabbinical interpretation
“IF ANYONE LOVES ME, HE WILL KEEP MY WORD”...JOHN 14:3 A NEW TESTAMENT LAW?
The transitional nature of James’ writing and the people reading his writing
Jer. 31:31 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenantwith the house of Israel and with the house of Judah Jer. 31:33 .... “I will put My law within them, and on their heart I will write it; ....
JESUS IDENTIFIES ITLuke 22:20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is thenew covenant in My blood.
CAN WE CALL THIS “NEW COVENANT” THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD ?
The Perfect Law The Law of Liberty The New Covenant
BEING A DOER UNDER THE LAW OF LIBERTY IS ABOUT PRINCIPLESOF RIGHTEOUSNESS
THE PRINCIPLE OF CONTROLLED SPEECHJames 1:26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue .but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
THE PRINCIPLE OF CARING James 1:27a This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress,....
THE PRINCIPLE OF KEEPING UNSTAINED BY THE WORLDJames 1:27b.....and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
KEEPING IT SIMPLEBE A DOER IN THE LAW OF LIBERTY. LET THE SPIRIT OF GOD SPEAK AND DIRECT MY LIFE FROM THE WORD