The following are points of emphasis from our study of the Book of James (Chapter 1):
1. Trials are beneficial, so face them with joy.
2. The testing of faith produces endurance.
3. Enduring a test brings strength.
4. Responding wrongly to a test leads to temptation.
5. The testing of faith produces a stable, godly and righteous character.
6. Ask God for wisdom, which is revealed through His Word.
7. Doubting God divides the man and leaves him unsettled.
8. Do not boast in privilege or possession, which are fleeting.
9. Genuine contentment is derived from God's grace, which is enduring.
10. Enduring the trial is indicative of genuine faith.
11. A trial either can strengthen through obedience, or can tempt through disobedience.
12. God does not tempt.
13. God is holy, and has no capacity for evil.
14. God purposes trials.
15. God allows temptations within trials.
16. God does not allow trial and temptation beyond the believer's endurance.
17. Fallen man lusts after the desires of the temptation.
18. Sin, like man, is conceived, born, matures and marches to death.
19. Blame self for sin, and do not blame God.
20. God's grace is a perfect gift from above.
21. God is changeless.
22. The new life granted the believer (regeneration) finds its source in God's sovereign will.
23. Believers are to pursue God's word.
24. Preaching or teaching God's word is no casual undertaking.
25. Sin impedes spiritual hearing (the picture is ear wax).
26. One whom merely hears the word, without action, makes a grave miscalculation.
27. Act promptly after hearing God's word.
28. Purity of heart is revealed by purity of speech.
29. Our Father's love is pure and sacrificial.
30. Our love must be compassionate (taking care of widows and orphans is the example).
John Dee Spicer
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About Me
I started the Daily Journal in 2000. I sent it as an email to a few friends (it was a round number, either 10 or 20, I can't remember exactly). It has grown over the years, primarily due to those original few forwarding it to others. During this time, I have journaled through Genesis, selected Psalms, the Gospel of John, Acts, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, and Peter's letters. (These are the books I can remember for sure this morning, anyway.) I don't have seminary training and don't claim to have special wisdom. Rather, I simply desire that others develop a love for God's word. There is only one interpretation for any Bible passage, and I will rely on the wisdom of scholars through the ages (at least those at my disposal) to help with that one interpretation. I will also attempt some practical application. Somewhere along the way I started sharing some funny things my kids would say, and this became known as "Heard 'Round the House." I will continue to share these priceless nuggets as my kids provide material. The "Daily" Journal is a bit of a misnomer, since I only do it Monday through Thursday. I don't do it on Friday because I attend a 6 am Bible Study. I don't do it on the weekends because so many received it at work (I may revise this approach since I have gone to the "Blog" format). I do read my Bible on a daily basis, and strongly recommend a chronilogical daily Bible - you will read the Bible completely each year, and the events unfold in a historical fashion.
