I had fun sharing the overview.
Here is my closing quote from a commentator regarding the book of James:
James has so much wisdom in such a small book that it’s like trying to
get a drink of water from a fire hose. There is so much packed into such
a small space that you could easily take a year unpacking the truths that this
book contains. Like the Bible itself, which in an economy of few words,
can speak voluminous truths that is like a beef bouillon cube, being so highly
concentrated that even in a hundred lifetimes it could never be
exhausted. This is because God, the true Author of the Bible, is infinite
in wisdom and knowledge and even if a person were to study the Bible for all
eternity, there would still be at least a little bit more to learn from
it. This also describes the Book of James. It is full of wisdom and
like the Bible itself, it comforts the afflicted but it afflicts the
comfortable.
I especially liked the last sentence...I will speak next Sunday on James 1:2-18 -- A New Perspective on Trials -- Friends or Foes?
Seek Him First!
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