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Out of the four men named James in the New Testament, only two have ever been suggested as the author—James, the brother of John (sons of Zebedee), and James, the Lord’s half brother. Since the brother of John was martyred very early, about 44 A.D. (Act 12:2), he is ruled out.
Lesson Text: James 4:1-12. James, a half brother of our Lord, is addressing Christians in general and Jewish Christians in particular. What a contrast between the last verse in chapter three and the first verse in chapter four.
1. What is one cause of troubles in the church? 2. Why can coveting lead to fighting and quarrelling? 3. Why doesn’t God give us everything we ask? 4. What does a friend of the world make himself? 5. What does James tell sinners inside and outside the church to do? Begin or close your class by reading the short weekly International Bible Lesson.
(James 4:2) You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. James recognized that new Christians must learn how to live and do good works that are Christ-like, rather than bring into the church their former evil desires and practices.
James 4 – Study Guide 1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive,
1. In Verse 4:1, who is fighting and quarreling? 2. What do families and friends commonly fight about? How often? 3. What does James say is the root cause of fights and quarrels between people? (4:2) 4. What are the two main behaviors that James criticizes in Verses 4:2-3? 5. Why doesn’t God give some people what they ask for? (James 4:3 ...
1 Ιουν 2022 · James 4:1-12 EXPLORE IT QUESTIONS 1. What are the battles going on inside a person? (4:1-2) 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war.Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
