James 5, here we go.

Let's work on the Epistle of James, chapter 5, with a few questions:

1. A person who cheats his workers of their pay, in v. 4, is committing sin, a grievous sin which cries out to heaven. What is the nature of that cry? For what does it ask?
2. Is keeping back a wage the sin of theft or lying?
3. Have you ever been cheated out of a paycheck?
4. Does slavery jive with James' admonition here in v. 4?
5. What would Blessed Sal of Goldenrod say is the answer to v. 4's injustice?
6. Did Jesus ever get cheated of wages?
7. Is there ever a cry out of heaven along the same lines that James describes in v. 4?
8. Were the prodigal son and his father ever in a wage dispute?
9. Anointing with oil, as a sacrament, has its roots in vv. 13-15. What kinds of anointing happened in the Old Testament?
10. Was Jesus ever anointed?

We must gaze steadily into the perfect Torah of freedom, if we desire wisdom. The Epistle of James is just a start.

James 4, a few questions

Let's think over these questions concerning chapter 4 of James' epistle:

1. Is prayer a battle?
2. Is prayer a gift from God?
3. What good does it do to pray?
4. Think of ten different ways of life: rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief etc. How would each answer question 3?
5. What causes distraction?
6. Have you ever thought that your prayer of petition is unheard? WHy did you think that?

Let's have a cup of coffee and then talk this over, with James as our teacher.

A few questions in James 3

This chapter concerns how we use our tongue to speak, and the nature of our words. Here are some questions we might begin with:

1. A teacher, to James, is a person who primarily communicates by ______. (multiple choice)
   1. his spoken word
   2. his YouTube account
   3. his writing
   4. artwork and sculture
   5. Chuck Norris concepts
2. The tongue of a man is compared to a horse's bit and to a teeny rudder. What part of a man fulfills the analogy of the reins by which the rider controls the bit?
3. Continuing the analogy: What part of a man compares to the ship's wheel?
4. Completing the analogy: who or what is the rider of the horse, the captain of the ship?
5. Did Job ever have occasion to sin with words from his mouth? How about Moses?
6. Read Psalm 19. How does the final verse jive with James' teaching in chapter 3?
7. In v. 11, James mentions a spring of pure water. What should be the source of our pure words?
8. Can a person dip into jealousy or selfish ambition without some unwise spoken words?
9. How do jealousy and selfish ambition, spoken openly, help a teacher of the Lord's way to lead students toward God?

We will start with these questions on Thursday morning, a lot to learn.

James 2

Questions for chapter 2 of James:

1. 
   Why are good works an essential part of Christian faith?
2. James remarks in v. 19 that even the demons believe. What does that mean for a Christian who seeks to be obedient to God?
3. If faith without works is dead, then is it similar to bodily death?