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James 1:2-11
God will give us what we need to endure, not what we need to coast
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Published September 19th, 2021; Updated September 23rd, 2021
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James 1:2-11
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Count it all joy,
my brothers,
Accompaniment
when you meet trials
Temporal
of various kinds,
Descriptive
for you know
Ground
that the testing ... produces steadfastness.
Content
of your faith
Objective
And let steadfastness have its full effect,
that you may be perfect
and complete,
lacking in nothing.
Result
of you
Partitive
If any ... lacks wisdom,
let him ask God,
Conditional
who gives generously
to all
Destination
without reproach,
Manner
and it will be given him.
But let him ask
in faith,
with no doubting,
for the one who doubts is like a wave
of the sea
Producer
that is driven
Explanation
and tossed
by the wind.
Means
For that person must not suppose
that he will receive anything
from the Lord;
Source
he is a double- minded man,
unstable in all his ways.
Let the lowly brother boast
in his exaltation,
Context
and the rich
in his humiliation,
because ... he will pass away.
like a flower
Comparison
of the grass
For the sun rises
with its scorching heat
and withers the grass;
its flower falls,
Example
and its beauty perishes.
So also will the rich man fade away
in the midst
Locative
of his pursuits.
phrasing
notes
Main point summary
Christians can rejoice in all situations because God is at work in us and will therefore supply all that we need to endure.
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