James Part 4

THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 4

James 2:5-17

1. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1

II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18

III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27

IV. THE RESPECT OF PERSONS: JAMES 2:1-13

A. The Principle: James 2:1

1. Don’t have personal favoritism with other believers (v1)

B. The Incident in the Assembly: James 2:2-4

1. Don’t treat a rich man well and a poor man unwell (v2-3)

2. You become judges with evil motives (v4)

C. God’s Point of View on the Matter: James 2:5-7

1. God chose the poor to inherent the Kingdom (v5)

2. But you have dishonored the poor man (v6)

3. The rich oppress you and blaspheme the Name (v7)

D. The Fulfilling of the Royal Law: James 2:8-11

1. “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (v8)

2. If you show partiality, you are committing sin (v9)

3. Stumble in one part of the law, guilty of all (v10)

4. You have become a transgressor of the law (v11)

E. The Law of Liberty: James 2:12-13

1. Do what you say (v12)

2. Judgment to the merciless; mercy triumphs over judgment (13)

V. FAITH AND WORKS: JAMES 2:14-26

A. The Principle of Faith and Works: James 2:14

1. Can someone be saved without evidence of faith? (v14)

B. Dead Faith: James 2:15-17

1. A practical example of faith without evidence (v15-17)