God in James

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1. 1:1

   James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

2. 1:5

   Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

3. 1:13

   When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

4. 1:17

   Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

5. 1:20

   for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

6. 1:27

   Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

7. 2:1

   My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

8. 2:5

   Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

9. 2:19

   You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

10. 2:23

    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

11. 3:9

    With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

12. 4:4

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

13. 4:6

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

14. 4:7

    Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

15. 4:8

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.