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The Knowing the Bible series is a new resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply Gods Word. Each 12-week study leads participants through one book of the Bible and is made up of four basic components: (1) Reflection questions designed to help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) Gospel Glimpses highlighting the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) Whole-Bible Connections showing how any given passage connects to the Bibles overarching story of redemption culminating in Christ; and (4) Theological Soundings identifying how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture. With contributions from a wide array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of Gods grace on each and every page of the Bible.

In this accessible study, pastor and author Greg Gilbert examines the message of James, exploring the books difficult teachings on wealth, anointing with oil, prayer, healing, and the relationship between faith and works. Through clear exposition of the biblical text and challenging application questions, Gilbert helps readers rightly understand James as a stirring exhortation to fruitfulness, ultimately written to remind Christians of the necessary connection between genuine faith and heartfelt obedience.

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J. I. PACKER is Board of Governors Professor of Theology at Regent College (Vancouver, BC). Dr. Packer earned his DPhil at the University of Oxford. He is known and loved worldwide as the author of the bestselling book Knowing God , as well as many other titles on theology and the Christian life. He serves as the General Editor of the ESV Bible and as the Theological Editor for the ESV Study Bible .

LANE T. DENNIS is President of Crossway, a not-for-profit publishing ministry. Dr. Dennis earned his PhD from Northwestern University. He is Chair of the ESV Bible Translation Oversight Committee and Executive Editor of the ESV Study Bible .

DANE C. ORTLUND is Vice President for Bible Publishing at Crossway. He is a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM) and Wheaton College (BA, PhD). Dr. Ortlund has authored three books and numerous scholarly articles in the areas of Bible, theology, and Christian living.

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Knowing the Bible: James, A 12-Week Study

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Jamess letter is one of the most quoted books of the entire Bible. Its filled with famous phrases and quotations that often make their way into Christian conversation:

  • Faith produces steadfastness.
  • God cannot be tempted.
  • Every good and perfect gift comes from above.
  • Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
  • Be doers of the word, and not hearers only.
  • Even the demons believeand shudder!
  • Faith apart from works is dead.
  • Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

On the other hand, James is also full of passages that have left Christians scratching their heads. Does James have it in for rich people? What is the point of anointing a sick person with oil? Does James teach that if you just have enough faith, God will always heal? Then there are even larger and more pointed questions. Why doesnt James talk very much about the cross? Does he understand the gospel the same way the rest of the New Testament writers do? And isnt he disagreeing with Paul in chapter 2 about the relationship between faith, works, and salvation?

These are all important questions, and in the course of this study well address all of them. It helps, however, to realize that the primary message driving Jamess letter is that Christians faith in the gospel should work itself out in a life of obedience. As he says in 1:22, believers in Jesus should not just hear the word and believe it, but they should also do what it says . The gospel of Jesuswhich James understands deeply and affirms completelyresults in a new life of obedience when a person believes. Thats Jamess message, and as we come to understand that, his book will be a stirring exhortation to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which we have been called.

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