A practical guide on faith

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Growing Faith Ch1• Faith inward • Faith can grow only at times of trouble and testing• It develops patience and trust and waiting on God• We should ask God to give us wisdom to handle

situations• We should be encouraged to see others in greater

problem than us• We should be considerate of poor people and

those in adversity• We should not give room to unwanted talk that

affects our faith

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Showing (Encouraging others) faith Ch2

• Despising others will discourage their faith• God does not show partiality• We should display God’s love by helping

others• Abraham’s faith was not receiving a

promised son but giving him up when God wanted

• Only praying for others will not help

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(Talking)Outward faith ch3

• Horse not bridled will go where it wants• Ship will make you get lost in ocean• Fire will create damage to others life and property• Fountain of death and life can even kill people• Tree will not give a different fruit –it is cheating

others• Ask for heavenly wisdom vs 17

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Wavering faith Ch4

• Asking and not getting ch1:6

• Pride and boasting in self effort vs6 (devil)

• Humble yourself vs10

• Don’t blame others for your failures vs11

• Plan with God’s will but not your abilities 13

• Don’t boast vs16

• Do good whenever possible vs178www.drnjpaul.com

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Sponsoring faith ch5

• Dependence on riches and not God vs1

• Unkind to poor and righteous vs4

• Don’t blame or complain vs9

• Don’t promise be honest vs 12

• Pray for the sick vs 14

• Pray for miracles to show God’s greatness to heathen and unbeliever vs 19

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About the author

• The brother of Jesus• One of the church leaders in Jerusalem• One who worked with Peter• One who was possibly among the 120• Was not a disciple• One who issued regulations to all churches• One who knew Paul well• One who received funds from Paul

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TRIALS TEMPTATIONS DIFFICULTIES

• Why do they come to good Christians

• Who is responsible for that

• How to overcome it?

• What is God’s part?

• What is the part of the believers?

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Books on Faith

• Book of Hebrews and Epistle of James are at next door to each other.

• Both are books on faith• The first one talks of how people got

through in olden days in their faith struggle• The second one dictates how one should

conduct himself at home and church to build the faith of others

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All put together

• Humility for the rich

• Exaltation for the poor

• because life is short and like a flower or a vapor that passes away

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Summary• Don’t blame God• God created us out of free will that we may be the

crown of all creation• Leave all wrath against God and man• Lay aside all filthiness and wickedness• Doers of Word• Not forgetful of what we hear that we may be

blessed in all our works• Bridle our tongue• To visit orphans and widows and the destitute.• Keep unspotted from the world

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Church, rich and the poor

• Treating the poor with contempt?• The rich blaspheme God• Showing partiality is sin and guilt• Judgment is what we do to others• Preaching faith with action• Abraham displayed faith by obedience• Rahab confessed God’s greatness and obeyed

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Notes

• Basic Christian Faith and • Basic christian Conduct• Hebrew a book of faith• James a book of Conduct

• Who is James?• To whom he wrote?- Jews or Christians• Basic Chrfistain Faith (Salvation thru Jesus is not

mentioned as Basic faith)• Is this a good book for Christaians or others?• What are the basic teachings?

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Basic Teachings

• 1. Patience and perseverence Rom 5; 1-3• Problems-diaspora vs 2• Why persecution for God fearing?• People are blind to their own faults and lack fear of

God- That is lack of wisdom Rom 1:20• Crown after suffring vs 12• Abraham was tested and finally declared friend of

God vs 20• True religion is decided byu the words we speak vs

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Desparity-party feelings ch2

• Favoritism a problem even in the earkly church- greek widows were ignored. Do we care for singles/ vs1

• One who does not break the law vs 9• Parity between rich and poor vas 5,6• BVut God is friend of the poor vs 5• So help poor and needy vs 15• If welive only for ourselves our prayetrs go unanswered vs

4:3• True religion is caring for orphans and widows 1:27

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Ch 3

• Questioning God is devilish wisdom vs 17• Instead of understanding cause of problem if we

envy at those who are well off Vs16• Then we tend to fightand lose peace with others vs

17• We lose control over tongue vs 6• Tongue is restless evil vs 8• And we cannot praise God vs 9• Good life is sown by deeds and humility vs 13

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Ch 4 decline

• We tend to quarrel vs 1 when we are quick to speak and slow to listen and be angry 1:19

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Ch4 Prayer

• God opposes proud and favors the humble vs 6

• He hates friendship of the world and adultrous people vs 4

• The prayers of boiastful is not heard vs 13-16

• God does not answer double minded and doubtful

• Vs 1: 6-8

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Ch 5 suffering

• Confess sin and pray for one another vs `16• Pray earnestly like Elijah vs 17• Corporate prayer and that of elders is effective vs

14,15• Summary• Essence of Christian living is doing good to othrs

speacillay the poor and the needy The story of Good Samaritan is the sign board to go to Heaven

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