James 1-2

Does God tempt us? How are we tempted? To what can temptation lead? To what does sin give birth? What's the difference between doers and mere hearers of the word?

God does not tempt us. The implication of the word "tempt" is to get you do make the wrong choice. God doesn’t do that. God instead, "tests" us to get us to make the right choice.

Temptation comes from our own evil desires which leads us astray into sin and after sin has run its course it leads to death.

Hearers of the word are those who hear the Word but do not follow it. Doers not only hear the Word but put the Word into practice. There is no lack of those who have heard the Word. We know what we are supposed to do and how we are supposed to live.

We are quick to give advice, critique what someone else is doing, and make our own plans. We are slow to actually put it into practice. How often have we herd people say, "Walnut Street Baptist Church ought to be doing such and such, reaching so and so." Yet, ask them what specifically are they doing to bring their plan into reality and , some how, for some reason they consider themselves exempt.

Remember, the laborers in the field reap the harvest!

What is the danger of showing partiality between rich and poor? What is the royal law of scripture? What is the result of failing in just one point of the law? What is faith without works?

The danger of showing partiality is that you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. The royal law of Scripture is to love your neighbor as yourself. You cannot do that if you are partial to some over others.

The result of failing in one area of the law is to break all of the law.