Below is the entirety of my notes from reading The Letter of James from the Bible by James.

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Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Quotes Throughout the Book to Keep Top of Mind:
• Notes:
• James 1
• James 2
• James 3
• James 4
• James 5

Quotes Throughout the Book to Keep Top of Mind:

• {myself} “We don’t give him, what we owe him.” (forever indebted)
• “For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.”
• “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”

Notes:

James 1

• Action items = Daily Confession
• 3/10/19 - Mass at Covenant Community Church (separate from James 1:1-12)
• Acceptance in full
• Admitting sins (embracing “failure”) → forgiveness (let go)
• sin = to miss the mark
• {myself} “We don’t give him, what we owe him.” (forever indebted)
• ** Empathy **
• Colossians 2:13-14
• 1 more confession = one more step closer to God

• Unhealthy Practices That Come from a Lack of Daily Confession
1. Make up (self-atonement)
2. Buck up (trying harder)
3. Break up (sliding away)
4. Cover up (hiding your sin)
5. Give up (giving into defeat)

James 2

• {myself} 2:5-7 — I see what this Scripture passage is saying but I feel as though one can still be financially wealthy and comfortable and have strong faith. The boundaries don’t have to be poor = faithful and rich = oppression to others/blasphemy
• {myself} 2:8 — see each other as the same. You thrive, I thrive. We are all connected. Empathy, understanding, and open-mindedness are the same here
• “Mercy triumphs over judgement.”
• Faith + works [in regard to James 2] = eternity / infinite happiness

James 3

• A ship in a large sea of commotion. Waves, wind, and such. Guided by a small shudder.
• Same goes for the tongue.
• Same goes for thoughts, that direct our mind, and direct our life — as Earl Nightingale says in his famous speech
• “For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.”
• Wisdom from above:
• Prune
• Peaceable
• Gentle
• Open to reason
• Full of mercy
• Impartial + sincere

James 4

• You desire and do not have
• You count and cannot obtain
• You do not have, because you do not ask
• Don’t let anything come before God. If it does, it leads to a war w/ your current passions and ego

• ** God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God
• ** Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (like Daniel or any warrior of Christ that had God w/ them)
• ** Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you

James 5

• Be present
• So, whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin
• “You have laid up treasure in the last days.”
• Let “yes” be yes and “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation
• CRITICAL
• “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”

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