James

We are studying the book of James in Sunday School. The author is thought to be James the half-brother of Jesus (though the Bible itself is not clear about the authorship.) We see that this James' world was dominated by Jewish Christians. This was a time of great transition for the Jewish Christians. James the Just (Jesus' half brother) died in 62AD. Jerusalem fell in 70AD.

The book is concerned with what the practice of the Christian faith looks like. It admonishes us to faithfulness. When we hear James we are hearing preaching very similar to Jesus' style of preaching. The moral content is similar.....subjects cover faith, perseverance in suffering, doing the word, admonitions to the rich and poor, anger, the tongue, perfection (maturity), the taking of oaths and much more. Won't you join us next Sunday for the next lesson!