That Jesus taught we no longer need to keep God's laws, or that those laws "The epistle of James presents many problems to those who hold to the view "In many ways James' epistle resembles Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, loadedĪs it is with encouragement and filled with gems to help build Christian character… The book gives helpfulĪdvice about a wide variety of subjects, from trials and temptations to treatingĮveryone with respect, from living faith to the dangers of the tongue, from James says that faith without works is dead (James 2:17). In troubled times, highlighting the need for actions to back up our beliefs. The epistle of James is a very practical "how-to" guide to Christian living ( Eerdmans' Handbook to the Bible, 1973, p. On to become a leader in the church at Jerusalem (Acts 12:17 15:13ff. Heīecame a Christian when he saw the risen Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:7) and went "But the most likely candidate is the James who was Jesus' brother. James mentioned in the New Testament, we aren't told exactly who the author The letter James wrote was not to a specific congregation or person, so it In the end, righteous Elijah's fervent, persistent prayers were very While requiring Elijah to pray fervently seven times before sending the God answered Elijah's short prayer for fire dramatically and immediately, "Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with cloudsĪnd wind, and there was a heavy rain. To Ahab, "Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you."' "Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, 'There is a cloud,Īs small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea!' So he said, 'Go up, say Looked, and said, 'There is nothing.' And seven times he said, 'Go again.' Said to his servant, 'Go up now, look toward the sea.' So he went up and Then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, and "Then Elijah said to Ahab, 'Go up, eat and drink for there is the sound Them escape!' So they seized them and Elijah brought them down to the Brook "And Elijah said to them, 'Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of 'The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!' "Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and they said, Wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in "Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the That You have turned their hearts back to You again.' O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. That Elijah the prophet came near and said, 'Lord God of Abraham, Isaac,Īnd Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am "And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Poured precious water all over his sacrifice, drenching the wood and altar. The prophets of Baal did their rituals all day with no answer. Sacrifice would be known to be the real God. Whoever could call down fire from heaven to burn up a Elijah told Ahab to callĪll Israel together to see a contest between the pagan prophets of BaalĪnd the true God. Years of no rain, God sent Elijah to Ahab again. God had sent Elijah to warn evil King Ahab of the drought that would comeīecause of the sins he had led his people into. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced It would not rain and it did not rain on the land for three years and six "Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that In his letter, James used the story of the prophet Elijah as What lessons can we learn and how can we apply them in today's world? The letters written by James, Peter, John and Jude have helped inspire, encourage and motivate Christians for centuries.
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