James wrote his letter to the believers in the Dispersion
(1:1) to give them a framework for Christian maturity and wisdom which clings
to living faith and which separates from pride.
Although it is difficult to pinpoint an outline of the passage, there
are clearly themes which touch various wisdom ethical teachings. From the outset, James bids Christian
maturity and humility as he encourages endurance in the midst of trials and a
kind of faith that depends upon the God who means for everything to point to
his goodness (1:2-18). The believer is
also mature when he humbly hears the Word and practices it (1:19-25) and acts
in love (1:26-2:13). By living this way,
this person reveals that their faith is living, when they have faith and works
(2:14-26). The wise know how to control
their tongue (3:1-12) and humble themselves before others (4:1-5;5:13-20) and
before God (4:5-16), suffering well (5:7-12).
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