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James

SECTION OUTLINE ONE (JAMES 1)

JAMES'S GREETING (1:1):

JAMES SPEAKS OF TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS (1:2-4, 12-16):

Positive (1:2-4, 12):

The purpose (1:2-3):

The products (1:4)

Perseverance (1:4a)

Maturity (1:4b)

The promise (1:12):

Negative (1:13-16):

The purpose (1:13-14):

The products (1:15-16)

Evil actions (1:15a)

Possible death (1:15b-16)

JAMES SPEAKS OF TRUSTING (1:5-8)

When to trust God (1:5):

How to trust God (1:6b-8)

Positive (1:6a):

Negative (1:6b-8):

JAMES SPEAKS OF TRANSITION (1:9-11):

The example (1:9a, 10a, 11):

The exhortation (1:9b, 10b):

JAMES SPEAKS OF TREASURE (1:17-25):

The source of this treasure (1:17):

The salvation in this treasure (1:18):

The symbol for this treasure (1:19-25):

JAMES SPEAKS OF TRUE RELIGION (1:26-27)

The fiction (1:26):

The facts (1:27): James lists two (of many) signs indicating true religion.

Having compassion upon orphans and widows (1:27a)

Keeping from the pollution of the world (1:27b)

SECTION OUTLINE TWO (JAMES 2)

GODLESS FAVORITISM (2:1-13)

The command against favouritism (2:1-8)

The examples (2:1-4):

Treating rich visitors with great respect (2:1-2a, 3a)

Treating poor visitors with no respect (2:2b, 3b-4)

The enigma (2:5-7):

The exhortation (2:8):

The consequences of favouritism (2:9-13)

To break this law is to break all laws (2:9-12).

To show no mercy is to receive no mercy (2:13).

GODLY FAITH (2:14-26):

Two examples of having only head faith (2:14-20)

In regard to the destitute (2:14-18):

In regard to the demons (2:19-20)

The fiction (2:19a):

The facts (2:19b-20):

Two examples of having head, heart, and hand faith (2:21-26)

Abraham (2:21-24):

Rahab (2:25-26):

SECTION OUTLINE THREE (JAMES 3)

IMPORTANCE OF THE TONGUE (3:1-2):

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TONGUE (3:3-5)

How it can control (3:3-4)

It is as a bridle to a horse (3:3).

It is as a rudder to a ship (3:4).

How it can consume (3:5):

INIQUITY OF THE TONGUE (3:6):

INCORRIGIBILITY OF THE TONGUE (3:7-8)

People have been able to train the brute creatures (3:7).

No person has been able to train the tongue (3:8).

INCONSISTENCY OF THE TONGUE (3:9-12)

The contradiction (3:9-10):

It tries to praise God (3:9a, 10a).

It tries to curse people (3:9b, l0b).

The conclusion (3:11-12):

Fresh water and salt water cannot flow from the same spring (3:11, 12c).

A fig tree cannot bear olives (3:12a).

A grapevine cannot produce figs (3:12b).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TONGUE (3:13-18)

The path it should follow (3:13, 17-18):

The path it should flee (3:14-16):

SECTION OUTLINE FOUR (JAMES 4)

THE POLLUTION IN THE HUMAN HEART (4:1-5, 11-13, 16-17)

The root of the problem (4:1a):

The fruit of the problem (4:1b-5, 11-13, 16-17)

Constant fighting and quarrelling (4:1)

Killings (4:2a)

Total breakdown in prayer (4:2b-3)

Not asking God for spiritual things (4:2b)

Asking God for sinful things (4:3)

World lovers (4:4)

Grieving the Holy Spirit (4:5)

Slandering (4:11-12)

Boasting about the future (4:13, 16-17)

THE SOLUTION FOR THE HUMAN HEART (4:6-10, 14-15)

Humble yourself (4:6, 10):

God will give you grace (4:6).

God will lift you up (4:10).

Submit to God (4:7a).

Resist the Devil (4:7b).

Repent (4:8-9).

Depend on God for the future (4:14-15).

The wrong action (4:14):

The right action (4:15):

SECTION OUTLINE FIVE (JAMES 5)

THE SELFISH RICH (5:1-6)

The consternation of the selfish rich (5:1-3a):

Their very clothes will rot (5:1-2).

Their gold and silver will corrode (5:3a).

The cruelty of the selfish rich (5:4-6)

They cheat their workers (5:4).

They live in sinful luxury and self-indulgence (5:5).

They condemn and murder innocent people (5:6).

The condemnation of the selfish rich (5:3b):

SUFFERING (5:7-11):

From the soil (5:7):

From the Scriptures (5:10-11):

From the Second Coming (5:8-9):

SWEARING (5:12)

Negative (5:12a):

Positive (5:12b):

SUPPLICATION (5:13-18)

The exhortation to prayer (5:13-16a)

Seasons of prayer (5:13):

In times of trouble (5:13a)

In times of triumph (5:13b)

Reasons for prayer (5:14-16a)

Prayer will raise up the sick (5:14-15a).

Prayer will restore the sinner (5:15b-16a).

The example of prayer (5:16b-18)

The power (5:16b):

The person (5:17-18):

"Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years!" (5:17).

"Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured" (5:18).

SOUL WINNING (5:19-20)

The faithfulness of a soul winner (5:19)

The fruits of a soul winner (5:20):