A practical guide on faith
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Growing Faith Ch1
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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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tpRthrj;jpd; ghPl;ir 1:2
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Qhdj;jpy; FiwT nfhLf;fg;gLk 1:5
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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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1:11
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(Talking)Outward faith ch3
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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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,g;gbg;gl;l Qhdk (1) Nga;j;jdj;Jf;fLj;jJkhapUf
ituhf;fpak; tpNuhjKk rfy Jh;r; nra;if
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Wavering faith Ch4
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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 vs17
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Sponsoring faith ch5
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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• 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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