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  4. Sacred Sunday Presents~James 1/The Purpose of Trials
Hi, My Name Is…James What up? James here. Servant of God. Follower
of Jesus. All-around good guy.James says that he's writing to "the
twelve tribes in the Dispersion." In other words: Jewish-Christians
who don't live in the Jewish homeland in Palestine.And what does he
have to say? We're glad you asked.For starters—don't fret about
tough times. Sure, going through trials and tribulations is no fun,
but some good can come of it. Do tell.Well, it can be a good test
of your faith. Oh, and it can help you learn to be strong and
persevere. So there's that.But whatever you do, says James, don't
doubt him. God doesn't like it when you're saying one thing and
thinking another. Doubting Thomases (or Dicks or Harrys) get
nothing as far as he's concerned.Are you poor? No problem! Anyone
who follows Jesus and finds themselves short of cash is gonna get a
major reward very soon.Rich guys? They're gonna wither and die like
a plant in the scorching sun. It's not pretty.If you want to do
something, but know you shouldn't, keep holding out. That really
makes God happy.See, James doesn't think that God actually tempts
people. You want to eat that extra donut because you think it's
delicious. Not because God made it delicious.When you give into
your desires, that leads to sin. And sin? Well, that leads to
death.Everything good that we do and everything awesome in the
world comes straight from God, says James.God created the world
then showed it the truth—the truth about Jesus, that is. And
believers are the "first fruits" out of everyone in the whole
world. They're kind of like hipsters—they were into Jesus before he
went mainstream.       Thanks to
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