Final Examination 2022

Name : Rajan Kujur

In the Epistle of James, James wrote with the authority one who had personally
seen the resurrected Christ, who was recognized as an associate of the apostle
and who was the leader of the Jerusalem church. He described the trails, tests
and temptations for believers in this Epistle and motivated to live Godly life.
According to James define trails, tests and temptations in this Epistle.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood
the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those
who love him. But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is
dragged away and enticed.
The Purpose of Trials may be found to result in praise and glory and honour
at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” The trials in our lives test our faith, they
prove the genuineness of our faith which is “more precious than gold that
perishes.”
James describes how temptation works. Temptation originates from within
a person when desire drags him away and entices him. Temptation never
comes from God. It originates from our own desires, even good desires
that are deformed by sin or from the devil (1 Pet. 5:8-9), who seeks to
deceive and destroy us.
Tests are a means by which a soul is measured as to its fitness, and proven
out by its own acts. God knows its fitness beforehand, and also its
unpreparedness, but man, with an ego, would not believe himself unfit
unless proof were given him. God allows the trails, tests and temptations
because He wants us to be perfect like Lord Jesus Christ.
According to James, there are 12 tests. But same biblical scholar says that
there are 14 tests. We can include the test of perseverance in suffering (1:2
to12) and the test of blame in temptation (1:13 to18).
These are 12 general test in Epistle of James:
Test 1.Do you welcome God's word (1:19 to27)
A. Rest in divine truth
1. Receptivity to the word (v.19 to 21)
2. Responsiveness to the word (v 22 to 25)
3. Resignation to the word (v.26, 27)

Test 2. Is your religion genuine (1:26, 27)

A. Unprofitable religion service
1. Outward acts of the service religious and religion translated from Greek
word only found the five times in new testament, three times in the text,
also Acts 26:5, col. 2:18
2. Unbridled tongue(3:2, Matt. 12:34-37) (prov.6:16 to 19,10:11, 11:9, 12:12
to 18)
3. Self deceived heart (1:22 to 24)
4. Vain service=useless, unprofitable empty futile.
B. Genuine religions service described (1:27)
1. Personal holiness is more important than outward religious Acts( king
Samuel learned Lord way in 1Sam.15:22 , 23)
a) Pure ( positive)
b) Undefiled (Negative)
C) Psalm 119:9 -11
2. Balance of two aspects
a) Active love
1. To visit =personal contact to come and meet needs.
2. The fatherless and widows are representative of anyone in need
(1John 3:18)
b) Personal holiness
1. Holiness / sanctification in both work of God my personal
responsibility (1Thess.5:23)
2. Compared to keeping your clothes clean (1Thess. 4:3)
Test 3. How are you treated others ( 2:1 to 13)
I) The sin of partiality/Favoritism (2:1 to 4)
A. Prohibition : Stop (
1. Bias based on ethnicity, back ground caste, weath, social rank, popularity,
etc.
2. God is no respect of person (acts 10: 34, rom. 2:11, eph 6:9, col. 3:25 )
3. Jesus shows no favoritism (matt 22: 16)
B. Illustration (2:2, 3) Gold fingered vs vile or dirty clothes.
C. Source of the sin of partiality (2:4)
1.Judging only by outward appearance.
2.Motivated by evil thoughts.
II) The solution to partiality (2:5 to 13)
A. Reaching that ones relationship to God is what matters (2:5 to 7Gal.3:28)
1.poor of this world=Christians
2.Generally, rich men (1 Cor. 1:26)
a) oppress Christians (2:6)
b) Blaspheme Christ (2:7)
B. Practicing the Royal law of loving agape your neighbor as yourself (2:8 to11)
1.commendation (2:8, Matt. 22:39, Rom. 13:9Lk.10:2o to 36)
Produces good works in all believer.

IIi.) The analogy to faith and work (2:26)

A. Faith alone – body alone
B. Faith +work=body +sirit/Soul/Life
C. An inactive faith, embosomed creed, is of no morevalue then a
lifeless corpse.
Test 4. Is your faith producing Good Works(2:14 to 26)
A. The uselessness of faith without works: (Dead faith(2:14 to 20)
1. unprofitable
a) Not Saving Faith True Profession - performance.
b) Illustration of unprofitable Faith
. c) Faith which produces no works is dead or diseases, sickly apple
orchard during harvest. (Matt.7:15, 15; 2Petet3:9)
2. Insufficient ( 2: 18- 20)
1 Intellectual belief alone is still dead faith.
a) Knowing facts not same as Knowing the savior.
b) Demons believe in God ( Matt, 5: 1-8)
2. Dead faith is unproductive
a) Dead – unfrom neckros like a corpe – unable to do anything.

b) Compared to follow field

B. The demonstration of faith by work saving faith (2:21 to 26)
1. The obedience of Abraham ( 2:21 -24)
a) Abraham justified ( declared righteous) When he beloved ( Gen. 1t:1
to 6;Romsns4:3)

Test 5. Are you controlling your tongue (3:1 to 12)

A. The power of the tongue (3:1 to 5a)
# Influences other( 3:1)
1)People trust words of a Reacher." masters " Indicate the power and
influence of the aim in Charge of giving information
 2)Teachers will receive heavier Judgement or accountability by God.
*..." The greater the impact upon others the greater accountability"
#. Controls the body ( 3: 2- 5a)
1. Imperfect
a)To control the tongue is to control body(1:26 - 27)
b) Source of Tongue Problems is with the heart / mind (Matt12:34 - 35 ,
2 cor.,10:5)
2. Illustrated:
a) Horse and bridle
b ) Ship and rudder
* like wise the Tongue
B. The description of the tongue.(3:5b to 8)
a) Destructive ( 3:6 )
1)fire : Fire under controlled is very useful, but uncontrolled is
dangerous.
2.world of iniquity.
3.Defilar of whole person .

b) Untamable ( 3: 7- 8)
1. Greek verb " tame " means to bring under control for
one's purpose. * man can tame animals to obey them ,
do tricks etc. But can not tame their tongues!
2 . The Christian can control tongue only by permitting the
Holy Spirit to do (Gal.5:22-23).

C. Unruly evil ( 3:8 )

 1.Tongue like a wild, out of Control, beast
2 . Evil tongue will inflict harm and injury
( Eph.4:29 - 32 )
D . Poisonous ( 3:8 )
1.like cleaning supplies, The tongue has a useful purpose when used
properly
2.But poisonous still ( Raman 3:10:14)
B. The inconsistency of the tongue ( 3: 9,10)
A. The problem ( 3:9-10 )
1.Stated
a).Hypocritical
b) Neutralizing
2 . Rebuked ( 3 : 10b )
B) the Analogies from nature (3:11-12)
1 . local nature events That the people answer easily: Water springs, fig
trees, grape vines.
. 2. the consistency of nature condemns the in Consistency of the tongue
Prayers: "seta watch, 0 lord, before my mouth. the does of my lips" ( Ps.
141:3).
Test 6. Are you demonstrating practical wisdom (3:13 to 18)
A. The Call for the wise men (3:13)
1)Knowledge is not the same as wisdom
2) "Wise" Possessed moral insight and skill in deciding Practical issues of
conduct.
3) wise " is found 62 times in proverbs. (Pro, 1:5, 4:7, 8: 33, 9:9-10, 10:19,
17:28)
4) Endued with knowledge translated Greek ward epistle mon. Only found
this one time in NT and deals with the intelligence of an expect.
5) wisdom to be shown by one's life
 I) Not just answering a question correctly.
ii) Works and words are consistent "Meekness of wisdom
iii) meekness is the right use of Power, and wisdom is the right use of
knowledge ... Attitude and action go together"

B. The Contrasts between Worldly and true wisdom ( 3: 14- 18,)

1.Origins
a) worldly : earthly, Sensual (fleshly unspiritual). devilish ( 1 Cor. 1:18-31
b) True : "from above" = From God ( 3:17 )
2. Characteristics.
a) Worldly (3:14)! envy, strize, boasting ,lying
b) True: meekness ("strength under Control.v-13 ), purity (v.17), Peace
( v.17), gentle ( v.17), agreeable (easy to be entreated v. 17), merciful (v. 17),good
fruit (v.17), without Partiality (v. 17)and without hypocrisy (v.17).

C. Results or outcomes :
1.worldly wisdom results in instability (v.l6):
Confusion and workless (Paulo’s ) works.
2. True wisdom results in stability ( v. 18):Righteousness and peace .
* Consider (Matt. 7:24 - 27).
Test 7. Whom do you seek to please (4:1 to 12)
A. Pleasing self (4:1 to 3)
1. Source of our trouble:- selfishness (4:1)
a) The trouble is not with our environment. It is with ourselves.
b) These wars and fighting are not isolated but chronical.
I) war protracted state of hostility.
II) Fighting =specific outbursts of hostility in activity conflict.
III) Lusts from Hebrew word Hedonisms=pleasures
 Iv) waging war
v) solution is selflessness (Phil.2:3 to 5)
2. Results of trying to please self (4:2, 3)
a) Unsatisfied lust or Desire (1:14)
I) Present/ continual tense
II)Total trust ration and have not
II) III) Hatred/Jealously :ye kill (Matt. 5:21
c) Unanswered prayers
I) Failure to ask in prayer
II) Wrong motives in prayer
# ye ask amiss= literally will I’ll=with wrong motives

B. Pleasing the world (4:4 to 6)

1.Spiritual adulterer.
a) Consistent with OT teachings when Isreal strayed from Jehovah and
worshipped false gods= where do
b) Can still be Christian like still be married.
2.Enemy of God
a) No neutrality in spiritual realm ( Matt. 6: 19 to 24)
b) Spirit yearns for undivided loyalty ( Gal. 5:16to 18)
C) God resists and opposes the proud- you lose.

C. Pleasing God (4:7 to 12)

1.General requirements (4:7)
a) submit to God
b) Resist the devil
2. Specific commands for pleasing God(4:8 to 12)
a) Draw nigh to God
b) cleanse your hands… .. Purify your hearts.
c) Be afflicted… … mourn… . Weapons.
d) Humble yourselves in the right of Lord.
e) Speak not evil one of another.
# God is the unique and sovereign judge.
Test 8. What is your attitude toward the will of God(4:13 to 17)
1.ignoring God's will (4:13, 14,16)
a) Product: Arrogant presumption(4:13, 14,16)
b)Problems (4:14,16;Prov.27:1)
I) Ignorance of the future (4:14, lk12:16 to21)
ii) Brevity of man’s life “vapor” (4:14)
iii) Foolishness of man's boasting “evil”(4:16)

B. Submitting to God's will (4:15)

I) Proper attitude of heart and mind(Matt6:10)
ii) Emphasis attitude not formula: if we ask any thing according to his will
(1John 5:24)
iii) Not an excuse for lack of planning (Prov.16:9;3:5, 6;Ps153:10)
C. Disobeying God's will (4:17)
I) Sins of omission
II) God's will is first revealed in His word (1 These. 4:3; 5:16 to 18;
1Petet2:13)
III) Stress on fact of sin: 'sin to him it is”
Test 9. How do you react when treated with injustice (5:1 to 11)
A. Illustration of being treated with injustice (5:1 to 6)
1.Thr selfish rich men (1 Tim. 6:17 to19)
I) Condemnation by witness
a) Call for shame and remorse
b) Cries the witnesses against selfish, rich man.
i)Their wealth(v.3)
ii) The wages due the laborers (v.4)
 . iii) The labors themselves (v.4b)
Lord of. Sabaoth, Lord of Hosts= Omnipotence
II) Corrosion of wealth riches and garments , gold and silver (v.3) (Lk:13:16
to 20)
III) Condition of worldliness( Luke15:13, 16 to 19)

2.) The poor laborers

I) Defrauded the day laborers (Deut.24:14 , 15)
II) Despondent condemned and killed the justice (v.6)
C. Instruction for those believer being treated with injustices. (5:7 to 11)
1. The exhortation- be patient (5:7, 8)
a) Long tempered or long suffering (wait on)
b) Motivation: the return of the Lord (Titus 2: 11 to13)
2. These example
a) The farmer (patience for harvest) v. 7 to 9)
b) The prophets ( patience of heaven) (v.10)
c) Job ( patience for Him to make things right) (v.11)
Test 10. how honorable is your word (5:12)
A. The prohibition of the swearing
1)solemn declaration invoking a deity or Somethings sacred ... " I swear to God " ..
2. To & curse or cuss: Use profanity ( treat as
Common)
B. The Setting
1. Oaths made without direct mention of God were considered non-binding and
breakable.
2. Condemned by Christ, (matth.5:33-37)(23:16-22),
C. The Applications.
1.Fulfill Contracts, vows , agreements.
2. Don't Use God's name in vain or profane. (Ex.20:7) (Matt. 12: 36 ).
3.Avoid " Christian sweeping": Gosh , Golly, gel Darn, Shoot, etc .
B. The commitment to honestly
a) The importance: it takes a long time to build One's trust, but it only takes
one lie to break trust.
b)Speak So that when you say Something, it is accepted as the truth
( Ephesians, 4:15, 25).
C. The judgement of our words.
a) By God (matth-12:36) ( 2 Cor. 5:10)
b) By people
Test 11. What is the quality of your prayer life(5:13 to 18)
1.Consistent prayer life (5:13)
A. From times of trouble : let him be praying (2. Cor. ,11:23-28, 12: 7- 10
.Luke, 22:4 4.)
B. To times of cheerfulness : let him be singing Praise (present
imperatives again) . Eph.5:19.
C. praying and Singing praise should be present in the Christian's life no
matter in circumstances.(Acts 16:25)
B. An Intercessory prayer life (5:14 to 16a)
Intercessory prayer is the practice of bring the need of another before the Load .
A For the Sick
1. the causes of Sickness
a) Personal Sin (1Cor.11:28-31; Heb, 12:5-11)
b) Effects of fall of Adam into Sin
c) for purpose of trial of your faith ( eg Job ).
 d) For the glory of Good (John, 9:1-3)
2. Responsibility of Sick to call for church leaders.
a) implies Sick unalike to come to church
b ) Privacy
3. "...Let Them pray over him.. "
a) concentrated. intercessory prayer.
b)"anointing him prayer" with oil ...
1. Jesus never used oil
2.Secondary action -not credited w/healing
3. 5 views of the meaning
1. Lateral -pouring oil as physical symbol.

2.Approval of medical assistance.

3. Symbol of need for power of spirit

4.No larges applicable today

5.Extreme unction / Catholics " last rites.

C. ) .. In the name of the lord ' - dependence

4. For the prayer of faith ,.

a) Normal result: restoration, healing

b) Not a "blank check " though

1 . prayer’s should be "if the Lord will" ( 4:15"

2) Heating not always god will (2cor.10: 7-9.)the lord, not a man ,is the
Healer
5. Sins forgiven

a) Any tine we are sick, we should examine ourselves

Spiritually for unconfessed or hidden sins ( pro, 28 : 13 ) .

b) confession / repentance assumed ( 1Tb, 1:9 ) B. For one another

( 5:16)
B. For one another

1. " confess your faults one to another"

a) present imperative:keep confessing, Saying The Same thing as God
say.
b)"Fault" is not normal Gr word translated " sin" but errors, mistakes,
side steps, sinful, Struggles,etc.

c) Confession of Sins not always Public

1. )Same need only be confessed to God

2.) confession Should stay in range of Sin's realm

3. )"I have Sinned ... Please forgive me ."

2. . ...and pray one for another.....

confess and Request prayer support for victory over sin .

3. ... That ye may be healed "heading of body and /or soul (1pet 2: 24)
(mlt13:15).(Ps. 32:1-4 )

lll . A powerful prayer Line (5:16b-18).

" effectual fervent " (energy)

A, the Statement ( 5:16b )

 a) praying / supplication-persistence implied (Luke 11:5-8)
b ) the person. “righteous"(Ps. 6 6:18)
c)the product: Availeth much "(Acts ,19:20)
B. the illustration Elijah's humanity (I king,17:19)
Same nature, emotions, feelings, weaknesses.

 . day by day dependence an god for food (17:6 )

 . widow of zerephath's son died ( 17:17- 24)

 . wrongly accused( 18: 17-18)

 . depression and fear ( 19: 1-4)

 . rejection and loneliness (19:10)

2. Elijah was not spiritually elite, but just like yo

Test 12. Are you recuing the backslidden( 5:19, 20)

A. The possibility (5:19)
1.Address to processing. Believer, brethren
2.Concerning for individuals.
3.Backsliding err from truth.
a) Sheep wandering from astry
b) Believer wandering from Truth
c) Change the belief from biblical teaching of word of God.
B. The project (5:20a)
a) Convert mean to around, turn back (Luke22: 31,32)
b) Duty of every believers Matt. 18:15, Gal. 6:1)
c) The method of conversion (not specific)
1.implies personal contact
 2.context points to fervent prayer (5;16, 17)
C. The promise (5:20b)
1.save or rescue/ deliver a soul from death.
a) Unbeliever ( Jn. 3:36, 5:24;Acts 26:18; Rom. 10:13, Eph. 2:4 , 5)
b) Believer (1 Cor. 11:27 to 32; 1Tim. 4:16 Jn. 5:16)
2.Hide or cover a multitude of sins.
a) Not a reference to ignoring or overlooking sin, but forgiveness of
sin by Lord (Ps.32:1, 2)
b) future potential sins avioded or abandoned by living the Christian
life (1Tim 4:16)