James wrote this letter to the twelve tribes that were scattered.

James says to consider it all joy when experiencing troubles.

The testing of our faith produces endurance.

We should ask God for wisdom if we need it.

Someone who doubts is like a wave in the sea that is tossed around by the wind.

Someone who asks with doubting should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

The rich should be humble because he will pass away just like the flowers.

The rich can be compared to the flower of the grass that dries up, falls off, and perishes.

Those who pass the test of faith will receive the crown of life.

A person’s own evil desires cause him to be tempted by evil.

The result of full-grown sin is death.

Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights.

God chose to give us life by the word of truth.

James tells us to be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

James says that we can deceive ourselves by hearing the word and not doing it.

The tongue must be controlled in order for us to be truly religious.

Pure and undefiled religion before God is to visit the fatherless and widows, and to protect ourselves from the world’s corruption.

They should not have an attitude of favoritism.

They are telling him to come up front into the best location.

They are telling him to stand far away or in a poor location.

They have become judges of evil thoughts.

James says that God chose the poor to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom.

James says the rich have been oppressing the brothers and blaspheming God’s name.

The royal law is, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Whoever breaks one point of God’s law is guilty of breaking all the law.

Judgment without mercy comes to those who have not shown mercy.

James says that those who claim to have faith but do not help those in need have a faith that cannot save them.

No, it does not help a poor person if we do not give them anything to warm or feed them.

Faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.

James says we must show our faith by our works.

Those who claim to have faith and demons both believe there is one God.

Abraham demonstrated his faith by his works when he offered up Isaac upon the altar.

Abraham’s faith was perfected by his works.

The scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Rahab demonstrated her faith by her works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them away by another road.

A body apart from the spirit is dead.

Not many should become teachers because they will receive greater judgment.

We all stumble in many ways.

A person who does not stumble in his words is also able to control his whole body.

A small rudder is able to steer a large ship.

A small fire is able to start a large fire in a forest.

The sinful tongue is able to defile the whole body.

No one among man has been able to tame the tongue.

With a single tongue, they bless God and curse men.

One spring cannot provide both sweet and bitter water.

A person demonstrates wisdom and understanding by his works done in humility.

Wisdom that is earthly, soulish, and demonic causes a person to be jealous and ambitious, and to lie.

Jealousy and ambition causes unsettledness and every wicked deed.

A person that is peace-loving, gentle, warm-hearted, full of mercy and good fruit, without favoritism, and sincere has wisdom from above.

The source is the evil desires that war among them.

They do not receive because they ask for bad things to be spent on their evil desires.

A person who decides to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

The devil will flee.

God will draw near to those who draw near to him.

James tells the believers not to speak against one another.

James tells the believers to say that if the Lord allows, we will live and do this or that.

James says that those who boast about their plans are doing evil.

It is sin if someone knows to do good, but does not do it.

The rich have hoarded their treasure.

These rich have not paid their workers.

These rich have condemned and killed the righteous man.

The believers should wait patiently for the coming of the Lord.

They should strengthen their hearts because the coming of the Lord is near.

The suffering and the patience of the Old Testament prophets should become an example for us.

Job demonstrated endurance.

A believer’s “Yes” must mean “Yes” and his “No” must mean “No.”

The sick should call for the elders so they can pray over him and anoint him with oil.

Believers should confess to one another and pray for one another.

It did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

When he prayed again, the heaven gave rain and the earth produced fruit.

The person who leads a sinner out of the error of his way saves a soul from death and covers a multitude of sins.