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James 1:26-27 WEL If anyone among you seems to be religious and does not control his speech, he deceives his own heart. This man’s religion [is] useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God, even the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unblemished from…
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James 1:16-18 WEL Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good common-gift and perfect special-gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights with whom is no variation, neither shadow from turning. 18 Having willed it he gave birth to us by the Word of Truth, so that we…
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D4 Believers Should Know That Temptation Is Not From God James 1:13-15 James 1:13-15 WEL Let no one say when tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither does he tempt anyone. 14 Everyone is tempted, when each is drawn away by our own lust, and enticed. 15…
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D3 Believers Should Remain Steadfast in Faith While in Trials James 1:12 James 1:12 WEL Blessed [is] the person who patiently endures temptation, for when he has passed the test, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love him. Blessed B1 Happiness is the Greek word…
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1 Timothy 4:13 NRSV Until I arrive, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhorting, to teaching. Reading B1 This is reading the Scriptures publicly. B2 Importance C1 Psalm 119:130 NLT The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. C2 People need the Scriptures, because the natural…
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D2 Believers Should Be Content in Life’s Status James 1:9-11 James 1:9-11 WEL Let the brother of humble circumstances rejoice in that he is exalted, 10 but the rich in that he is made low, because like the flower of the grass, he will perish. 11 For the sun is no sooner risen…
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D1 Believers Should Ask God for Wisdom James 1:2-8 James 1:2-8 WEL My brothers, consider it all joy when you find yourself surrounded by various trials. 3 Know this that the testing of your faith results in endurance. 4 Let endurance have its full, complete work, so that you may be mature and complete,…
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James 1:1 WEL James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes, which are scattered abroad, greeting. There are 4 men named James in the Bible B1 James (Matthew 4:21) C1 Son of Zebedee C2 One of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ C3 He is sometimes known…
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1 Corinthians 10:9-10 NKJV Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; 10 nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. The word tempt B1 The Greek word is ἐκπειράζω ekpeirázō. It means “to prove and test.” B2 The idea here…