James: NLT (Life Application Bible Studies: New Living Translation) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1414325606 ISBN 13: 9781414325606

Verlag: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBL, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Whether you are teaching a class, leading a small group, or just looking for a challenging personal study, these Life Application Bible Studies are for you. With thought-provoking questions, complete lesson format, the full text of the book of James, and the most extensive commentary available in a Bible-study booklet, this study guide gives you everything you need for understanding God's Word and applying it to your life.
An in-depth examination of the book of James in 13 lessons. Includes the full NLT text and Life Application notes for Acts. Ideal for those looking for an application oriented approach to Bible study. Special application questions at the end of each lesson to help you map out your personal action plan.
Study notes that are easy to use and understand, covering background, history, geography, and culture. Charts, maps, and profiles of Bible people that present biblical truths in unique and helpful ways. Everything you need in one place! Over 1 million sold in the series (NLT and NIV).

Über diesen Titel

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Life Application(R) Bible Studies Complete Bible Text with study notes and helps from the Life Application Study Bible Acts 13 Lessons to help take the message of Christ to our world Hebrews 13 Lessons to give us confidence through faith in Christ James 13 Lessons to help us live out our faith John 13 Lessons to deepen our faith in Jesus, the son of God Life Application Bible Studies - {Acts/Hebrews/James/John} Everything you need in one place Whether you're teaching a class, leading a small group, or just looking for a challenging personal study, Life Application Bible Studies are for you. With thought-provoking questions, complete lesson format, the full text of the book of {Acts/Hebrews/James/John}, and the most extensive commentary available in a Bible-study booklet, this study guide gives you everything you need for understanding God's word and applying it to your life. Part 1 of this Life Application Bible Study includes . . . The complete text of {Acts/Hebrews/James/John} from the New Living Translation Easy-to-understand study notes covering background, history, geography, and culture Application notes to help you apply God's word to your life Charts, maps, and profiles of Bible people that present biblical truths in unique and helpful ways Part 2 of this Life Application Bible Study includes . . . Thirteen ready-to-use lessons to stimulate thought, discussion, and practical life application Study questions thoughtfully arranged and suitable for individual or group use Generous space for writing answers Special application questions at the end of each lesson to help you map out your personal action plan With Life Application Bible Studies, you have everything you need in one place!

Auszug. © Genehmigter Nachdruck. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Life Application Bible Studies: James

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Copyright © 2008 Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4143-2560-6

Contents

A Note to Readers.......................................................................ixIntroduction to the New Living Translation..............................................xvWhy the Life Application Study Bible Is Unique..........................................xviiWhat Is Application?....................................................................xixFeatures of the Life Application Study Bible............................................3JAMES from the Life Application Study Bible.............................................17How to Use This Bible Study.............................................................19Lesson 1: Talk Is Cheap James Introduction.............................................23Lesson 2: When the Going Gets Tough ... James 1:2-12...................................27Lesson 3: Excuses, Excuses James 1:13-18...............................................31Lesson 4: Just Do It! James 1:19-27....................................................35Lesson 5: Playing Favorites James 2:1-13...............................................39Lesson 6: Now Get to Work! James 2:14-26...............................................43Lesson 7: Unbridled Power James 3:1-12.................................................47Lesson 8: What Do You Know? James 3:13-18..............................................51Lesson 9: Fights, Quarrels, and Other Church Pastimes James 4:1-12.....................55Lesson 10: Talking about Tomorrow James 4:13-17........................................59Lesson 11: What Possesses You? James 5:1-6.............................................63Lesson 12: Those Who Wait James 5:7-12.................................................67Lesson 13: Real Power James 5:13-20

Chapter One

JAMES

VITAL STATISTICS

PURPOSE: To expose hypocritical practices and to teach right Christian behavior

AUTHOR: James, Jesus' brother, a leader in the Jerusalem church

ORIGINAL AUDIENCE: First-century Jewish Christians residing in Gentile communities outside Palestine

DATE WRITTEN: Probably A.D. 49, prior to the Jerusalem council held in A.D. 50

SETTING: This letter expresses James' concern for persecuted Christians who were once part of the Jerusalem church.

KEY VERSE: "Now someone may argue, 'Some people have faith; others have good deeds.' But I say, 'How can you show me your faith if you don't have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds'" (2:18).

"MIRACULOUS!" ... "Revolutionary!" ... "Greatest ever!" We are inundated by a flood of extravagant claims as we channel surf the television or flip magazine pages. The messages leap out at us. The products assure that they are new, improved, fantastic, and capable of changing our lives. For only a few dollars, we can have "cleaner clothes," "whiter teeth," "glamorous hair," and "tastier food." Automobiles, perfume, diet drinks, and mouthwash are guaranteed to bring happiness, friends, and the good life. And just before an election, no one can match the politicians' promises. But talk is cheap, and too often we soon realize that the boasts were hollow, quite far from the truth.

"Jesus is the answer!" ... "Believe in God!" ... "Follow me to church!" Christians also make great claims but are often guilty of belying them with their actions. Professing to trust God and to be his people, they cling tightly to the world and its values. Possessing all the right answers, they contradict the gospel with their lives.

With energetic style and crisp, well-chosen words, James confronts this conflict head-on. It is not enough to talk the Christian faith, he says; we must live it. "What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don't show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?" (2:14). The proof of the reality of our faith is a changed life.

Genuine faith will inevitably produce good deeds. This is the central theme of James' letter, around which he supplies practical advice on living the Christian life.

James begins his letter by outlining some general characteristics of the Christian life (1:1-27). Next, he exhorts Christians to act justly in society (2:1-13). He follows this practical advice with a theological discourse on the relationship between faith and action (2:14-26). Then James shows the importance of controlling one's speech (3:1-12). In 3:13-18, James distinguishes two kinds of wisdom-earthly and heavenly. Then he encourages his readers to turn from evil desires and obey God (4:1-12). James reproves those who trust in their own plans and possessions (4:13-5:6). Finally, he exhorts his readers to be patient with each other (5:7-11), to be straightforward in their promises (5:12), to pray for each other (5:13-18), and to help each other remain faithful to God (5:19, 20).

This letter could be considered a how-to book on Christian living. Confrontation, challenges, and a call to commitment await you in its pages. Read James and become a doer of the Word (1:22-25).

1. Genuine religion

Greetings from James

1 This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the "twelve tribes"-Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings!

Faith and Endurance

2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. 7 Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

9 Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. 10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. 11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. 13 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, "God is tempting me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

16 So don't be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. 18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

Listening and Doing

19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. 20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. 21 So get rid of all the...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1414325606
• ISBN 13: 9781414325606
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 70
• Herausgeber: Tyndale
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar