Perfect Encouragement James

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Perfect EncouragementJames

• Probably written between AD 44-47
• NT book of Proverbs
• 108 verses
• Resembles Sermon on Mount
• A practical training guide for Christians
• They needed encouragement

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I. Trials, Ja.12-4

• How to react?

All joy, 2
Knowledge, 3
Perseverance, 4a
Expect blessings, 4b
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What blessings?

• That you may be

Perfect
Complete
Lackingnothing
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I. Trials
II. Gifts, James 116-17
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Guard against self-deception

• Why?

• Some think God gives good and bad gifts
• Mt.1328
• Ja.114-15

2. Use them or lose them Mt.25 Muscles
Music Knowledge
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1. God gives good and bad2. Use them or lose them

• 3. Do not blame failures on God
• Mt.25

4. Do not take credit for your success 1 Co.47
5. Do not use them selfishly Ja.51-6
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Every good and perfect gift, 17

• Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
  above, and comes down from the Father of lights,
  with whom there is no variation or shadow of
  turning
• Source 1 Jn.15
• Sun rises and sets God does not He is the same
  at every season

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I. Trials
II. Gifts, James 116-17
III. Word, 121-25
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Hearing alone is not enough

• The mere hearer

Deceives himself, 22
Remains as he is, 23-24
Is not blessed, 25
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The perfect word (v.25) is . . .
Infallible, Ps.197
Inerrant, Pr.305-6
Authoritative, 2 T.316-17
Complete, 2 T.316-17
Sufficient, 2 T.317
Spiritual, Ja.118, 21
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Be doers of the word (22, 25) Do what?
Study it honestly
Apply it fully
Obey it immediately
Teach it faithfully
Defend it courageously
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I. Trials
II. Gifts, James 116-17
III. Word, 121-25
IV. Faith, 222
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Facts About Faith (Ja.2)
Important salvation, 14
Inadequate dead, 15-17
Invisible useless, 18
Incomplete demonic, 19
Illustrations 20-26
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Faith Illustrated (20-26)

• 1. Abraham and Isaac, 20-23
• Faith w/o works is dead look at Abraham (20)

Justifiedby works (Ja.221)offered Isaac
Abrahamby faith(Hb.1117)offered Isaac
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1. Abraham

• 2. Anyone, 24. Justified by works
• Faith only is not saving faith
• 3. Rahab, 25
• 4. Body, 26

Ja.225by worksRahab...
Hb.1131by faithRahab
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I. Trials
II. Gifts, James 116-17
III. Word, 121-25
IV. Faith, 222
V. Tongue, 31-2
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Some wanted to be teachers

• Without realizing the responsibility
• Lv.101-3
• The perfect man mature fully developed
• Controls his tongue (v.2)

Watches little things (3-5)
Untamable (7-8)
Consistent (9-12)