2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
James 1:2-5
The author of this epistle identified himself as James. He assumed a position of authority in the church, the Lord's brother was a leader of the Jerusalem church and presided at the council of Jerusalem (Acts 15)
He was identified in Galatians 1:19 as the Lord's brother. The New Testament lists James as one of the sons of Mary, Jesus' mother (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3)
James 1:2 consider It is a call to understand suffering from the vantage point of confidence in God's sovereignty
pure joy Believers are not to have a morbid joy in their suffering but to experience joy in the midst of trials because of the positive results brought about by suffering.
brothers and sisters We are members in the family of God, the visible church
James 1:3 testing Trials are designed by God for a purpose. Perseverance produces mature Christian character (Romans 5:3-4)
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James is a very practical man; things have to be real!
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