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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
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Trials and Temptations
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
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When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
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but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
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He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
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because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
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Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror
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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
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If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”
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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
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You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
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Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
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You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
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And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
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Taming the Tongue
Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
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We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
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All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,
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With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.
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Submit Yourselves to God
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
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You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
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You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
