Survey of the book of James

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James is written by the half-brother of Jesus, obviously, because they share the same mother, Mary, but Jesus didn't have a human father. So, James became the pastor in the church in Jerusalem, and as persecution came, the Jerusalem believers spread throughout and scattered around, and as James says, he's writing to the twelve tribes scattered abroad.

And as he's writing, he has a pastor's heart. He's concerned for them. And because of that, he's writing several things to encourage them, to help them. And so this book is really a test of genuine faith.

The Many Tests of Genuine Faith in James

There's many tests that you're going to see of how to evaluate whether you have genuine faith. The test of perseverance in suffering, the test of temptation, the test of responding to the Word of God, the test of impartiality, the test of having the works that a believer would have, the test of the use of your tongue, the test of humility, worldly indulgences, dependence upon God, patient endurance, truthfulness, prayerfulness, and faith.

Basically, what you see in the book of James is a series of tests that you can evaluate yourself. There's actually thirteen of them that you can look at to say, is the faith that I have genuine? Which is very important if you want to know the difference between a true and false convert.

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