New Testament · Letters
James chapter 1
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From James, a of God and of the , Jesus — to the : greetings.Consider it nothing but , my , whenever you run into all kinds of ,because you know that when your is put to the test, it produces .And let that endurance finish its work in you, so that you’ll be , not missing anything.Now if any of you is missing , ask God — he gives generously to everyone — and it will be given to you.But when you ask, you’ve got to and not , because the person who second-guesses is like a wave in the ocean, blown and tossed around by the wind.That person shouldn’t expect to receive anything from the ,since they’re — unstable in everything they do.The brother or sister who should take pride in being ,and the one who is should take pride in being brought low — because they will fade away like a .The sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the plant; its flower drops off and all its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich person will wither away right in the middle of their . the person who holds up under hardship, because once they’ve been , they’ll receive the that God has promised to those who love him.When someone is being , they should never say, “God is tempting me,” because God can’t be tempted by , and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone.Instead, each person is tempted when they’re by their own .Then desire, once it has conceived, gives birth to . And failure, when it’s fully grown, produces ., my dear brothers and sisters.Every good gift and every perfect present comes down from the , who .He chose to through the , so that we would be like the of everything he created.Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be ,because human anger doesn’t produce .So every bit of and the in your lives, and humbly receive the word that’s been in you — it has the power to you.But be people who actually — don’t just listen to it and fool yourselves.Because anyone who listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says is like someone who looks at their own face in a ,takes a look, walks away, and immediately forgets what they looked like.But the person who looks carefully into — and keeps at it, not just hearing and forgetting but actually doing something — that person will find in everything they do.If anyone considers themselves to be but doesn’t , they’re fooling themselves — their is worthless.Devotion that is in the eyes of God the Father looks like this: taking care of in their distress, and keeping yourself from being .