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James 1:1-4
DIR By: clark thompson
Date: November 24, 2015, 5:28 pm
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James 1:1-4 King James Version (KJV)
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the
twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers
temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.
James 1:1-4 New Life Version (NLV)
1 This letter is from James. I am a servant owned by God and the
Lord Jesus Christ. I greet the twelve family groups of the
Jewish nation living in many parts of the world.
Take Hope When Tests Come
2 My Christian brothers, you should be happy when you have all
kinds of tests.3 You know these prove your faith. It helps you
not to give up. 4 Learn well how to wait so you will be strong
and complete and in need of nothing.
New Life Version (NLV)Copyright © 1969 by Christian Literature
International
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
1 Even though James was raised up with Jesus, he makes no more
claim to Christ than we have; we are all servants of Christ and
are all equal at the foot of the cross. James wrote the letter
to the twelve tribes, the Jewish nation which was separated.
2 To be told to be happy for going thru trails is something odd.
It is by God allowing us to go thru tests that we often times
grow closer to Him. God allows us thru the tests because He
wants us to rely on Him to get thru them.
3 It is by our struggles that we know how strong our faith truly
is and allows us to see our need for Jesus more than anything
else. Our faith grows fastest when we look to the Lord because
we are going thru a struggle. Sometimes God allows us to go thru
struggles because we can not make it unless we go to Him.
4 We have to be patience because growing in faith takes time; we
have our entire life to grow closer to the Lord because until we
meet Him we can always grow closer to Him.
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