The James simply explained Keddie, Gordon J. 1944- creator text Commentaries. enk Darlington Evangelical 2014 monographic eng

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288 pages ; 22 cm. The Epistle of James is a manual for practical godliness. Everything is here, including facing trials, blaming God for misfortunes, snobbery, sharp tongues, faith and works, squabbling in churches, worldliness and the use of money. - Back cover. Part I: Coping with the real world -- Christian maturity (1:2-4) -- Wisdom (1:5-8) -- Poverty and prosperity (1:9-12) -- Temptation (1:13-15) -- Gifts (1:16-18) -- Listening (1:19-21) -- Doing God's Word (1:22-25) -- True religion (1:26-27). Part II: Case studies of faith in action -- Favouritism (2:1-7) -- The royal law (2:8-13) -- Faith without works (2:14-20) -- Faith that gets to work (2:21-26) -- You want to be a teacher? (3:1-2) -- The power of the tongue (3:3-12) -- Two kinds of wisdom (3:13-18) -- Why so much strife? (4:1-3) -- Worldliness and its cure (4:4-10) -- Judging others (4:11-12) -- Planning for your future (4:13-17) -- Listen, you rich people! (5:1-6). Part III: How to live until the Lord's coming -- Waiting patiently for the Lord (5:7-11) -- Praising the Lord (5:12-13) -- Sharing our burdens (5:14-18) -- Winning others for Christ (5:19-20). Gordon J. Keddie. Commentaries BS2785.53 .K43 P73 2014 227.9107 9780852342619 0852342616 MIPRT 160707 20231213052735.0 ocn953196350 eng