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James: Guidelines for a Happy Christian Life is unavailable, but you can change that!

In fierce opposition to their ungodly rationalization for sin, James gives five proofs that God is not responsible for our temptations or for our succumbing to sin. He does so by explaining the nature of evil, the nature of man, the nature of lust, the nature of God, and the nature of regeneration. This insightful study will help bring spiritual peace to your stressful world.

Background of the Passage In this lesson, James continues his series of tests by which his readers can evaluate whether their faith is living or dead. This passage contains the composite test—the one test that pulls the others together: the test of works, or righteous behavior that obeys God’s Word and manifests a godly nature (see 1:22–25). James’s point is not that a person is saved by works (he has already strongly and clearly asserted in 1:17–18 that salvation is a gracious gift from God), but
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