Wednesday, December 12, 2007

James 1:19-27 How to be blessed by the Bible

James 1:19-27 - How to be blessed by the Bible

1. When are you most likely to lose your temper?


2. What instruction did James give about the relationship between speaking, listening, and anger? (1:19)


3. What is the relationship between anger and righteous living? (1:20)


4. What should a Christian clean out of his or her life? (1:21)


5. What is the relationship between listening to God's Word and doing it? (1:22)


6. What analogy did James use to describe a person who does not do what the Bible says? (1:23-24)


7. What does the Bible give to people? (1:25)


8. How is a person's speech related to the credibility of his or her faith? (1:26)


9. What did James describe as pure religion? (1:27)


10. How can being quick to speak and quick to anger get you into trouble?


11. How do displays of anger and temper affect the witness of a Christian?


12. What makes it hard for us to practice what we know to be good?


13. How have you experienced freedom by doing the Word of God?


14. What can we do to help widows and orphans?


15. How can we keep ourselves from being polluted by the world?


16. In what situations this week will you need to curb your anger? How can you?

17. Whom will you help this week in obedience to God's Word?


James 1: 1-18 - Trials and Tempatations

James 1:1-18 - Trials and Temptations

1. Why would you agree or disagree with the statement, "Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to what happens to you"?


2. How would you respond to someone who tells you that good can come from the trials which you are experiencing?


3. To whom was this letter written? (1:1)


4. What attitude did James tell people to exhibit when they are facing trials? (1:2)


5. What is produced when our faith is tested? (1:3-4)


6. What effect does doubt have on a person when he or she prays? (1:6-8)


7. What will eventually happen to the wealth of a rich person? (1:10-11)


8. From where does temptation come? (1:13-15)


9. From where do all good and perfect gifts come? (1:16-17)


10. How did James describe God's relationship with the people He created? (1:17-18)


11. What trials and difficulties have you experienced during your life?


12. What good has ever come out of a difficult situation in your life?


13. When do you find it hardest to pray?


14. With what doubts have you struggled concerning God and prayer?


15. How can a person who pursues wealth and riches be disappointed?


16. How would you explain to a ten-year-old why a person does something wrong or evil?


17. Why do we often blame God for tempting us when we sin?


18. What can a person do to stop an evil desire from becoming an actual evil act?


19. What do you believe God is trying to teach you this week through the trials and situations you are experiencing?


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