~M~A~X~T~H~I~N~K Lesson 2 James 1:1-2. Text 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; What is a servant? 1401 He first identifies himself as a slave or servant, One who gives himself up to anothers will. Some one who is in bondange usally but in scripture it is a choice not a bondage. In New Testament times people owned servants. Every 7 years at year of Jubilee all debt was free and the Servant was set free. If you decided to stay after 7 years you were then marked with a hole in the ear then they become a bond servant. James had made a life long committment to the Lord. He showed he was committed by saying he was a servant. James only uses the term Jesus Christ twice in the Book of James. What is a tribe? 5443 There are two or three possiblities. It is all the Decendents of Jacob. This was called a tribe. Of people of a race or Nation, or habitation. To the Jews who were being scattered. To the Christians is the strongest possiblity who he was addressing. Describe the meaning of the word greeting. 5463 This is a traditional Gentile greeting not a Jewish greeting. The Jewish was the word Shalom which means Made whole. Paul usally used grace or peace in his greetings. Means cheerful, happy, rejoice, Wish you well, God speed in this greetings is what is represented. Describe the word joy. 5479 Calls us brethern which means kinship. The same blood has made us the same by Christ. Count it all Joy. Consider it all joy. Joy means: Cheerfulness, calm, delight, gladness. Joy is associated with life, The experience of sorrow helps you have the capicity of joy. Joy is the oppisite of sorrow. Happiness and Joy is often mixed up and they are not related. Happiness is a product of the soul, based on feelings, or circumstances. Happiness comes and goes. Joy is not of the soul but of the spirit. Gal 5:22 Sorrow if when your spirit is sinking and joy is described when your spirit is bursting forth. This comes from the root word used for grace. Neh 8:10, The joy of the Lord is your strength. Luke 15:7, Joy in heaven over one sinner repenting. Isa 12:3. With joy ye shall draw forth out of the waters of salvation. Psa 16:11, In thy prescence there is fullness of joy. In his presence there is joy. Joy is supernatural. It is very powerfull. Count it joy when you fall in divers temptations. When you fall into temptations count it as joy this releases joy into the circumstance. It does not equal pleasure. it is progress to become Christ like. Joy is the ability to expect God to move and Joy sustains you. Explain the word fall. 4045 When you fall, to fall into something all around you. Be surrounded with, be compassed with problems all around you. You wake up and it seems it is all around you. This is what he is talking about. Like being in a snow storm or fog all around you. This shows us we cannot always control things around us. It takes joy to count yourself this way in the midst of problems. We need to stop and let Joy come on the scene. What is divers? 4164 Manifold is alternitive word, Various temptations is also ok. Comes for the word pictures from the root links. Mixture of colors in any picture. Talking about all different kinds of circumstances. We need joy to help us in all circumstances. Count it joy. Define the word temptations. 3986 Can be a experiment. To test it. to be tested or go through trials, proving, adversity, affliction, provications. Count it all joy when you fall into these different problems or times of your life. Can mean outward circumstances, and also inside on your morals. Trials is outward tests. Temptations as inwards tests this is in the English. Both of these help you either go toward or away from God. If you count it as joy it will draw you closer to God. In a trial some people pull away from Church and Christian people. Trials come in varied form. People often stumble over circumstances. There is a testing of our faith. Every trial builds character in us. We learn to be used in eternity for the Lord. React with joy from the Spirit Man not with the soul. Lesson 3 James 1:3-4. Text 2 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 3 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Explain the word knowing. 1097 Knowing is a weak word in the English word. Reletive words means to understand completly, a defiteness, to recognize , to come to know, absolutly percieve somthing. The following words come from the same root word in Greek. Prognosis to know beforehand. Agnostic means ingnorance. God wants us to know him. To come to a full revelation of Him. To know him fully. Trials help you to know. Give other words that describe trying. 1383 Knowing this. Means approving, atried, trustworthyness, To prove with the expectation of geting an approval. We are going to go through trying with a expected result of approval. Our testing and trials will give us approval after going through this there is a trustworthiness in our life. I Peter 1:6-9 Our trial of our faith is more precious then gold. The end of our faith is the saving of our souls. Give a brief description of faith. 4102 This is what is going to be tied. Faith is : A assuranse, or a strong conviction, a firm persuasion, a confidence. A bold strong Confidence. Our Faith is always on Trial. Three things that watch our test of faith. One is the Demonic Beings, Two is God and his Heveanly Beings, and The third are those around us. Define worketh. 2716 Means to do work fully, not just active but to work fully, to accomplish, to achieve, to bring about results. To bring forth fruition. Trials achieve something in us. Children of Israel went through the same thing to see what was in their heart. What is patience? 5281 Good word for this is steadfastness, Those that endure until the end the same will be saved. Must endure to the end not get started and give up. Constancy, to stay constant. If we cannot do nothing else in our christian life stay constant. Endurance to get to a specified point. Patience is developed by going through trials. Only this kind of patience can be achieved this way. Describe the word perfect. 5046 Trials Worketh to achieve this endurance in our life. Many People blame God, or are mad at Him becaule of trials. Complete , full aged, Moral Character , Mature. Example someone when they reach the age of 21 they have more choices and responsibilities. Let patience have her complete work. Define the word entire. 3648 So that we can be complete or fully mature by letting patience have her perfect work. Entire Means : to be complete in all its parts. Free from sin, faultless, whole, perfectly sound, complete. Patience will bring us to the point of Entire. Without Patience we cannot be made entire. First going through a trial you count it all joy, Then we knowing that this kind of trying is subject of approval which will get us some where. Our faith is on trial Rom 10:17 Faith. Is being tested for approval. The trying of our faith achieves endurance which brings about maturity or completness. This shows a pathway what a trial does to your life from beginning to end. This is the end results of going through trials. Explain wanting. 3007 Means lacking nothing. What will be lacking? Nothing. Notes Could you imagine a trial could produce all this in your life. This is the only way to achive this goal to be mature in Christ. Count it all joy. Our ability to release joy is important. Your ability to endure is patience. We need to do this consistanly over time to come to maturity. Lesson 4 James 1:5-8. Text 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. What is Wisdom. 4678 The word lack and wanting are the same word in the original. Wisdom is a very powerfull word that needs in depth study. Must ask of God the source. Eph 1:8 Wherin he hath abounded in all wisdom and prudence. God wants us to hath all wisdom possible, hath abounded. Wisdom is the insight to the true nature of things. Prudence is the ability to deserns the modes of action. Wisdom is theoricital, all things have theory. Prudence is pratical knowledge. I Cor 2:4-7 speech was not in mans wisdom but in the power of God. We speak the wisdom of God not of man. This shows the different kinds of wisdom. The hidden mystries of God. Was veiled from ungodly men. God wants his people to recieve his wisdom. But my God shall supply you with all your need according to his riches in heaven. Money is not in heaven but Knowledge and Wisdom. Prov 2 - 3:13 Describes what wisdom will do for you. Wisdom comes from God to help us in many ways. If connects the previous verse. This is one possible area we need to be entire is wisdom. Describe Liberally. 0574 This is the nature of God to give us all things liberally. God is not stingy. Means to be bountifully, openenlly, singleness of heart he gives openly. God gives Wisdom bountifully. Conditions God requires is to ask What does upbraideth 3679 mean? Means to chide, taunt, revive, without finding fault, does Not reproach you. Because you lack wisdom Gods will not look down on you. He will give it openly to you from his own heart and treasures. What method should we ask? If we ask it will be given to you. It is not a sin to have wisdom, but it would be a sin to not ask for wisdom. God knowst commit <3431-moicheuo-> adultery <3431-moicheuo->, said <2036-epo-> also <2532-kai- >, Do not kill <5407-phoneuo->. Now <1161-de-> if <1487-ei-> thou commit <3431-moicheuo-> no <3756-ou-> adultery <3431-moicheuo->, yet <1161-de-> if thou kill <5407-phoneuo->, thou art become <1096-ginomai-> a transgressor <3848-parabates-> of the law <3551-nomos->. 12 So <3779-houto-> speak <2980-laleo-> ye, and so <3779- houto-> do <4160-poieo->, as they that shall be judged <2919-krino-> by the law <3551-nomos-> of liberty <1657-eleutheria->. 13 For he shall have judgment <2920-krisis-> without <0448-anileos-> mercy <0448-anileos->, that hath shewed <4160-poieo-> no <3361-me-> mercy <1656-eleos->; and mercy <1656-eleos-> rejoiceth <2620-katakauchaomai-> against <2620-katakauchaomai-> judgment <2920-krisis->. 14. What <5101-tis-> [doth it] profit <3786-ophelos->, my brethren <0080-adephos->, though <1437-ean-> a man <5100-tis-> say <3004-lego-> he hath <2192-echo-> faith <4102-pistis->, and have <2192- echo-> not works <2041-ergon->? can <1410-dunamai-> faith <4102- pistis-> save <4982-sozo-> him? 15 If <1437-ean-> a brother <0080-adephos-> or <2228-e-> sister <0079-adelphe-> be naked <1131-gumnos->, and destitute <3007-leipo-> of daily <2184-ephemeros-> food <5160-trophe->, 16 And one <5100-tis-> of you say <2036-epo-> unto them, Depart <5217-hupago-> in peace <1515-eirene->, be [ye] warmed <2328-thermaino-> and filled <5526-chortazo->; notwithstanding ye give <1325-didomi-> them not those <3588-ho-> things which are needful <2006-epitedeios-> to the body <4983-soma->; what <5101- tis-> [doth it] profit <3786-ophelos->? 17 Even <2532-kai-> so <3779-houto-> faith <4102-pistis->, if <1437-ean-> it hath <2192-echo-> not works <2041-ergon->, is dead <3498-nekros->, being alone <2596-kata->. 18 Yea <0235-alla->, a man <5100-tis-> may say <2046-ereo- >, Thou hast <2192-echo-> faith <4102-pistis->, and I have works <2041-ergon->: shew <1166-deiknuo-> me thy faith <4102- pistis-> without <5565-choris-> thy works <2041-ergon->, and I will shew <1166-deiknuo-> thee my faith <4102-pistis-> by my works <2041-ergon->. 19 Thou believest <4100-pisteuo-> that there is one <1520- heis-> God <2316-theos->; thou doest <4160-poieo-> well <2573-kalos->: the devils <1140-daimonion-> also <2532-kai-> believe <4100-pisteuo->, and tremble <5425-phrisso->. 20 But wilt <2309-thelo-> thou know <1097-ginosko->, O vain <2756-kenos-> man <0444-anthropos->, that faith <4102- pistis-> without <5565-choris-> works <2041-ergon-> is dead <3498-nekros->? 21 Was not Abraham <0011-Abraam->our father <3962-pater-> justified <1344-dikaioo-> by works <2041-ergon->, when he had offered <0399-anaphero-> Isaac <2464-Isaak-> his son <5207-huios-> upon the altar <2379-thusiasterion->? 22 Seest <0991-blepo-> thou how <3754-hoti-> faith <4102- pistis-> wrought <4903-sunergeo-> with his works <2041-ergon->, and by works <2041-ergon-> was faith <4102-pistis-> made <5048-teleioo- > perfect <5048-teleioo->? 23 And the scripture <1124-graphe-> was fulfilled <4137- pleroo-> which <3588-ho-> saith <3004-lego->, Abraham <0011-Abraam- >believed <4100-pisteuo-> God <2316-theos->, and it was imputed <3049-logizomai-> unto him for righteousness <1343- dikaiosune->: and he was called <2564-kaleo-> the Friend <5384-philos-> of God <2316-theos->. 24 Ye see <3708-horao-> then <5106-toinun-> how that by works <2041-ergon-> a man <0444-anthropos-> is justified <1344- dikaioo->, and not by faith <4102-pistis-> only <3440-monon->. 25 Likewise <3668-homoios-> also <2532-kai-> was not Rahab <4460-Rhaab-> the harlot <4204-porne-> justified <1344- dikaioo-> by works <2041-ergon->, when she had received <5264- hupodechomai-> the messengers <0032-aggelos->, and had sent <1524-eiseimi-> [them] out another <2087-heteros-> way <3598-hodos->? 26 For as the body <4983-soma-> without <5565-choris-> the spirit <4151-pneuma-> is dead <3498-nekros->, so <3779-houto-> faith <4102-pistis-> without <5565-choris-> works <2041-ergon-> is dead <3498-nekros-> also <2532-kai->. James 3 1. My brethren <0080-adephos->, be not many <4183-polus-> masters <1320-didaskalos->, knowing <1492-eido-> that we shall receive <2983-lambano-> the greater <3187-meizon-> condemnation <2917-krima->. 2 For in many <4183-polus-> things we offend <4417-ptaio- > all <0537-hapas->. If <1487-ei-> any <1536-ei tis-> man offend <4417-ptaio-> not in word <3056-logos->, the same <3778- houtos-> [is] a perfect <5046-teleios-> man <0435-aner->, [and] able <1415-dunatos-> also <2532-kai-> to bridle <5469-chalinos-> the whole <3650-holos-> body <4983-soma->. 3 Behold <2400-idou->, we put <0906-ballo-> bits <5469- chalinos-> in the horses <2462-hippos->' mouths <4750-stoma->, that they may obey <3982-peitho-> us; and we turn <3329-metago-> about <3329- metago-> their whole <3650-holos-> body <4983-soma->. 4 Behold <2400-idou-> also <2532-kai-> the ships <4143- ploion->, which though [they be] so <5082-telikoutos-> great <5082- telikoutos->, and [are] driven <1643-elauno-> of fierce <4642-skleros-> winds <0417-anemos->, yet are they turned <3329-metago-> about <3329-metago-> with a very <1646-elachistos-> small <1646- elachistos-> helm <4079-pedalion->, whithersoever <0302-an-> the governor <2116-euthuno-> listeth <1014-boo-lom-ahee->. 5 Even <2532-kai-> so <3779-houto-> the tongue <1100- glossa-> is a little <3398-mikros-> member <3196-melos->, and boasteth <3166-megalaucheo-> great <3166-megalaucheo-> things. Behold <2400-idou->, how <2245-helikos-> great <2245-helikos-> a matter <5208-hule-> a little <3641-oligos-> fire <4442-pur-> kindleth <0381-anapto->! 6 And the tongue <1100-glossa-> [is] a fire <4442-pur->, a world <2889-kosmos-> of iniquity <0093-adikia->: so <3779-houto- > is the tongue <1100-glossa-> among <1722-en-> our members <3196- melos->, that it defileth <4695-spiloo-> the whole <3650-holos-> body <4983-soma->, and setteth <5394-phlogizo-> on fire <5394-phlogizo-> the course <5164-trochos-> of nature <1078-genesis->; and it is set <5394-phlogizo-> on fire <5394-phlogizo-> of hell <1067- geena->. 7 For every <3956-pas-> kind <5449-phusis-> of beasts <2342-therion->, and of birds <4071-peteinon->, and of serpents <2062-herpeton->, and of things in the sea <1724-enalios->, is tamed <1150-damazo->, and hath been tamed <1150-damazo-> of mankind <0442-anthropinos->: 8 But the tongue <1100-glossa-> can <1410-dunamai-> no <3762-oudeis-> man <0444-anthropos-> tame <1150-damazo->; [it is] an unruly <0183-akataschetos-> evil <2556-kakos->, full <3324-mestos- > of deadly <2287-thanatephoros-> poison <2447-ios->. 9 Therewith <0846-autos-> bless <2127-eulogeo-> we God <2316-theos->, even the Father <3962-pater->; and therewith <0846-autos-> curse <2672-kataraomai-> we men <0444-anthropos->, which <3588- ho-> are made <1096-ginomai-> after <2596-kata-> the similitude <3669- homoiosis-> of God <2316-theos->. 10 Out of the same <0846-autos-> mouth <4750-stoma-> proceedeth <1831-exerchomai-> blessing <2129-eulogia-> and cursing <2671-katara->. My brethren <0080-adephos->, these <5023- tauta-> things ought <5534-chre-> not so <3779-houto-> to be. 11 Doth a fountain <4077-pege-> send <1032-bruo-> forth <1032-bruo-> at <1537-ek-> the same <0846-autos-> place <3692-ope-> sweet <1099-glukus-> [water] and bitter <4089-pikros->? 12 Can <1410-dunamai-> the fig <4808-suke-> tree <4808- suke->, my brethren <0080-adephos->, bear <4160-poieo-> olive <1636- elaia-> berries <1636-elaia->? either <2228-e-> a vine <0288- ampelos->, figs <4810-sukon->? so <3779-houto-> [can] no <3762-oudeis-> fountain <4077-pege-> both yield <4160-poieo-> salt <0252-halukos-> water <5204-hudor-> and fresh <1099-glukus->. 13. Who <5101-tis-> [is] a wise <4680-sophos--oneidismos-> man and endued <1990-epistemon-> with knowledge <1990-epistemon-> among <1722-en-> you? let him shew <1166-deiknuo-> out of a good <2570-kalos-> conversation <0391-anastrophe-> his works <2041-ergon-> with meekness <4240-prautes-> of wisdom <4678-sophia->. 14 But if <1487-ei-> ye have <2192-echo-> bitter <4089- pikros-> envying <2205-zelos-> and strife <2052-eritheia-> in your <5216-humon-> hearts <2588-kardia->, glory <2620- katakauchaomai-> not, and lie <5574-pseudomai-> not against <2596-kata-> the truth <0225-aletheia->. 15 This <3778-houtos-> wisdom <4678-sophia-> descendeth <2718-katerchomai-> not from above <0509-anothen->, but [is] earthly <1919-epigeios->, sensual <5591-psuchikos->, devilish <1141-daimoniodes->. 16 For where <3699-hopou-> envying <2205-zelos-> and strife <2052-eritheia-> [is], there <1563-ekei-> [is] confusion <0181-akatastasia-> and every <3956-pas-> evil <5337- phaulos-> work <4229-pragma->. 17 But the wisdom <4678-sophia-> that is from above <0509- anothen-> is first <4412-proton-> pure <0053-hagnos->, then <1899- epeita-> peaceable <1516-eirenikos->, gentle <1933-epieikes->, [and] easy <2138-eupeithes-> to be intreated <2138-eupeithes->, full <3324-mestos-> of mercy <1656-eleos-> and good <0018- agathos-> fruits <2590-karpos->, without <0087-adiakritos-> partiality <0087-adiakritos->, and without <0505-anupokritos-> hypocrisy <0505-anupokritos->. 18 And the fruit <2590-karpos-> of righteousness <1343- dikaiosune-> is sown <4687-speiro-> in peace <1515-eirene-> of them that make <4160-poieo-> peace <1515-eirene->. James 4 1. From whence <4159-pothen-> [come] wars <4171-polemos-> and fightings <3163-mache-> among <1722-en-> you? [come they] not hence <1782-enteuthen->, [even] of your <5216-humon-> lusts <2237-hedone-> that war <4754-strateuomai-> in your <5216-humon-> members <3196-melos->? 2 Ye lust <1937-epithumeo->, and have <2192-echo-> not: ye kill <5407-phoneuo->, and desire <2206-zeloo-> to have <2192- echo->, and cannot <1410-dunamai-> obtain <2013-epitugchano->: ye fight <3164-machomai-> and war <4170-polemeo->, yet <1161-de-> ye have <2192-echo-> not, because <1223-dia-> ye ask <0154-aiteo-> not. 3 Ye ask <0154-aiteo->, and receive <2983-lambano-> not, because <1360-dioti-> ye ask <0154-aiteo-> amiss <2560-kakos->, that ye may consume <1159-dapanao-> [it] upon your <5216-humon-> lusts <2237-hedone->. 4 Ye adulterers <3432-moichos-> and adulteresses <3428- moichalis->, know <1492-eido-> ye not that the friendship <5373-philia- > of the world <2889-kosmos-> is enmity <2189-echthra-> with God <2316-theos->? whosoever <0302-an-> therefore <3767-oun-> will <1014-boo- lom-ahee-> be a friend <5384-philos-> of the world <2889-kosmos-> is the enemy <2190-echthros-> of God <2316-theos->. 5 Do ye think <1380-dokeo-> that the scripture <1124- graphe-> saith <3004-lego-> in vain <2761-kenos->, The spirit <4151- pneuma-> that dwelleth <2730-katoikeo-> in us lusteth <1971-epipotheo-> to envy <5355-phthonos->? 6 But he giveth <1325-didomi-> more <3187-meizon-> grace <5485-charis->. Wherefore <1352-dio-> he saith <3004-lego- >, God <2316-theos-> resisteth <0498-antitassomai-> the proud <5244-huperephanos->, but giveth <1325-didomi-> grace <5485-charis-> unto the humble <5011-tapeinos->. 7 Submit <5293-hupotasso-> yourselves therefore <3767-oun- > to God <2316-theos->. Resist <0436-anthistemi-> the devil <1228- diabolos->, and he will flee <5343-pheugo-> from you. 8 Draw nigh <1448-eggizo-> to God <2316-theos->, and he will draw nigh <1448-eggizo-> to you. Cleanse <2511-katharizo-> [your] hands <5495-cheir->, [ye] sinners <0268-hamartolos->; and purify <0048-hagnizo-> [your] hearts <2588-kardia->, [ye] double <1374-dipsuchos-> minded <1374-dipsuchos->. 9 Be afflicted <5003-talaiporeo->, and mourn <3996- pentheo->, and weep <2799-klaio->: let your <5216-humon-> laughter <1071- gelos-> be turned <3344-metastrepho-> to mourning <3997-penthos->, and [your <3588-ho->] joy <5479-chara-> to heaviness <2726-katepheia- >. 10 Humble <5013-tapeinoo-> yourselves in the sight <1799- enopion-> of the Lord <2962-kurios->, and he shall lift <5312-hupsoo-> you up. 11. Speak <2635-katalaleo-> not evil <2635-katalaleo-> one <0240-allelon-> of another <0240-allelon->, brethren <0080- adephos->. He that speaketh <2635-katalaleo-> evil <2635-katalaleo-> of [his] brother <0080-adephos->, and judgeth <2919-krino-> his brother <0080-adephos->, speaketh <2635-katalaleo-> evil <2635- katalaleo-> of the law <3551-nomos->, and judgeth <2919-krino-> the law <3551-nomos->: but if <1487-ei-> thou judge <2919-krino-> the law <3551-nomos->, thou art <1488-ei-> not a doer <4163- poietes-> of the law <3551-nomos->, but a judge <2923-krites->. 12 There is one <1520-heis-> lawgiver <3550-nomothetes->, who <3588-ho-> is able <1410-dunamai-> to save <4982-sozo-> and to destroy <0622-apollumi->: who <5101-tis-> art <1488-ei-> thou that judgest <2919-krino-> another <2087-heteros->? 13 Go <0033-age-inders our relationship with God. Use that anger that the Devil will try to cause and use that anger to be used in a positive way. Anger can be channeled to be used for a good purpose. Wrath comes from the soulish part of man which is made up of our mind, will, and emotions. Notes ~~~~~~