James Outline I. Faith's Testing Ground (1:1-27) A. The Effect of Trials (1-4) 1. Brings Joy (1) Rom. 8:28 Psa. 30:5 2. Produces Patience (3) a. Contentment (4) Phil. 4:10-11 b. Perfects Us (4) Rom. 5:3-4 Matt. 5:48 Job 23:10 Psa. 131:1-2 B. Faith Produces Stability (5-12) 1. Wisdom Given by Prayer (5) 2. Prayer Must Be Done in Faith (6-7) Heb. 11:6 3. Faith's Reward (8-12) a. Exaltation of Lowly (8) I Cor. 1:25-27 I Cor. 3:21-23 b. Worldly Riches vs. Faith (9-11) James 4:14 James 5:6 c. Crown of Life (12) C. The Sources of Temptation 1. Not God (13, 16-17) II Cor. 12:1-2 I John 1:5 2. Own Desire / Lust (14) Prov. 23:7 3. Satan II Sam. 24:1 I Chron. 21:1 D. Marks of True Salvation / Religion (18-27) Eph. 2:1-9 I Cor. 2:14 1. A New Birth (18,21) John 3 2. Teachable - 'swift to hear' (19) 3. Restrained Tongue (19,26) Matt. 12:34-35 4. Not Easily Angered (19,20) 5. Holiness Not Filthiness, Naughtiness(21) 6. Doer of the Word (22-25) John 14:15 7. Others Oriented (27) 8. Not Worldly (27) II Cor. 3:2-3 I John 1:8 II. A Call to Put Faith to Work (2:1-26) A. Partiality Forbidden (1-13) Lev. 19:15 1. Because of Our Lord's Example (1) Acts 10:34 2. In Church Service (2-7) 3. Law of Love for your Neighbor (8) John 13:35 Rom. 13:8 Gal. 5:22 4. Transgresses the Law of God (9-12) 5. The Law of Sewing / Reaping Judged by the Same Measure (12-13) B. Exhortation to Works As a Duty (14-26) 1. Help the Poor and Needy (15-16) a. God Loves the Poor Job 5:5 Job 36:15 Psa. 68:10 Psa. 69:23 Psa. 72:12-13 Psa. 102:17 b. Help Your Brethren I John 3:17 2. Faith with Works Has No Value (17,26) 3. Works Prove We Have a Real Faith (18) Gal. 2:16 John 15:5 Rom. 8:5-9 a. Faith Perfected by Works (19-22) Gen. 15:5-6 Gal. 6:6-9 Gal. 5:6 b. Abraham's Faith (21-23) Rom. 4:1-3 Gen. 22:1-14 c. Rahab's Faith (25) Joshua 2 Heb. 11:31 C. Faith's Preminence Without Works 1. Justified by Faith Only Rom. 4:1-3 Rom. 3:20 Gal. 2:16 2. Empty Faith I Cor. 15:1-2 II Cor. 13:5 III. The Tongue (1-13) A. Maturity in Speech (1-2,13) 1. Accountability of Masters-Teachers (1) I Cor. 14:9 2. Appropriate in Speech (2) B. The Nature of the Tongue (3-12) 1. Like a Fire (6) 2. Defiles Many (6) 3. Is Kindled by Hell (6) Prov. 18:21 Prov. 12:18 4. Untameable by Man (8) 5. Unrestrainable by Nature (8) 6. Deadly (8) Prov. 18:21 Prov. 12:18 7. Poisonous (8) 8. 'Double' by Nature (9) a. Blesses God b. Curses man Prov. 15:14 9. Restrained by Salvation (10) Prov. 10:11 Prov. 3:14 James 1:26-27 James 1:19 Psa. 39:1 Matt. 12:34 IV. Fruits of Wisdom (3:13-18) A. Worldly (13-16) 1. Envy (14,16) 2. Strife (14,16) 3. Boasting (14) 4. Deceitful (14) 5. Sensual (15) 6. Devilish (15) 7. Full of Confusion (16) 8. Bring War (16) B. Godly (13,17-18) 1. Meek (13) 2. Pure (17) 3. Peaceable (17) 4. Gentle (17) 5. Easily Entreated (17) 6. Merciful (17) 7. Fruitful (17) 8. Impartial (17) 9. Sincere / Not Hypocritical (17) 10. Sown by Peacemakers (18) V. A Call to Repent (4:1-17) A. Why Repent? 1. Lust (1) 2. Envy (2) James 3:16 3. Fighting (2) James 3:17 4. War / Strife (2) Psa. 133:1 5. Prayerlessness (3) B. How to Repent / Be Reconciled 1. Turn From the World (4) I John 2:15-17 2. Repent of Envying (5) 3. Repent of Pride (6) 4. Submit to God (7) 5. Resist the devil (7) 6. Draw Nigh to God (8) a. Cleanse your Hands (8) b. Cleanse your Hearts (8) c. Humble yourselves (9-10,16) d. Stop Evil Speaking (11) e. Stop Judging the Brethren (11-12) Matt. 7:1-3 I Cor. 6:1-8 f. Presumptuous & Selfish Living (13-16) Phil. 4:1-4 g. Do Good (17) VI. Living for Self or God? (5:1-20) A. Rich man's Peril - 'Living For Self' (1-7) Matt. 6:19-21 I Tim. 6:10 1. Weeping (1) 2. Loss of Possession (2-3) Matt. 6:25-34 3. Wrong Focus (3) Prov. 18:11 Prov. 30:8 4. Reap What he Sowed (4) Psa. 37:35-36 5. Didn't Live for the Eternal (5-7) Psa. 37:7 B. Enduring Through Trial - 'Living For God' (8-20) 1. Focus On His Soon Return (7) Luke 10:2 2. Stablish Your Hearts (8) John 15:5 3. A Need for Unity / Team Work (9) 4. Look to Godly Examples (10-12) a. Job b. Other prophets 5. Avoid Oaths (12) 6. Pray (13) 7. Sing Psalms (13) 8. Confess your Faults (16) 9. Pray for Each other (16-18) 10. Help the Wayward Brother Return (19-20)