TRIALS & TEMPTATIONS
James 1: 1 - 27
Questionnaire
TRIALS & TEMPTATIONS
James 1:1-27
Key verses: 2,3
- Who wrote this letter and to whom? (1) In times of trials, how should we respond? (2; Mt 5:11,12; Ac 5:40,41) Why? (3,4; Ro 5:3,4; 1Pe 1:6,7)
- What is ‘wisdom’ and why is it their first need? Where does wisdom come from and how can we gain it? (5, 1Ki 3:9,12) Yet, why do people still lack wisdom? (6-8)
- What should the lowly and the rich brothers boast in? (9,10a) Why? (10b,11) What do you boast in? In times of trials, who is blessed and why? (12)
- How are ‘trial’ and ‘temptation’ different? How are people deceived? (13,14, 16-18) How does the desire progress? (15)
- In times of trials, what should we do quickly and what should not? (19) Why? (20) What must we do to save our souls in times of trials? (21)
- What must we do after hearing God’s words? (22-25) Who are truly religious? (26,27) What do you learn from this passage?