A verse-by-verse study of James 3:1-18, which offers invaluable counsel on wisdom and how to attain it.

In vv 1-12 he talks about a subject all of us get in trouble with from time to time: our words.

Then in vv 13-18 he talks about two kinds of wisdom: the wisdom from above and the wisdom from below.

A verse-by-verse study of James 2:14-28 and what James says about people who say they have faith in Christ but have no evidence of it in their lives.

This passage has created lots of confusion and heated debate because many people assume that James is contrasting faith and works, but that is not what he is doing it all.

A verse-by-verse study of James 2:1-13

James talks about the sin of discrimination and the value of disconnecting from the world’s pecking order and living under the “Royal Law.”

A verse-by-verse study of James 1:19-27.

• James admonishes his readers to move beyond being “hearers” of the Word and become “doers” of the Word and partners with God in what He is doing in the world.

• He then points out three characteristics of those who are doers of the Word: they have a controlled tongue, a caring heart, and a clean mind.

A verse-by-verse study of James 1:12-18.

James discusses two kinds of tests that all of us have to go through. Tests that come as the result of external circumstances are called trials; tests of character that take the form of inner desires are called temptations.

• In verses 2–12, James discusses external trials and explains how they can help us become spiritually mature.
• In verses 13–18, he turns his attention to the powerful inner urges that can destroy us and everyone we care about.

A verse-by-verse study of James 1:5-11

An introduction to the Letter of James and a verse-by-verse study of James 1:1-4

A verse-by-verse study of Acts 11:1-24 & 12:1-24