New Testament in a Year – James 4

By Ron

November 5, 2024

James, New Testament

Submit Yourselves to God - James 4:1-12

What are the battles going on inside a person? (4:1-2)
What is the root cause of fights and quarrels between people? (4:1-3)
Why don’t people have what they want? (4:2)
Why doesn’t God give some people what they ask for? (4:3)
What does friendship with the world do to our relationship with God? (4:4)
Whom does God oppose and favor? (4:6)
When does God give us grace? (4:6)
How did James describe the way we should come to God? (4:7-10)
How does the devil react when a person resists him? (4:7)
What does God do to us when we have an attitude of humility before Him? (4:10)
How are we to speak to one another? (4:11)
When we speak against a fellow believer, what attitude are we having toward God and His law? (4:11-12)

Whose attention did James want to get? (4:13)
What warning did James give to those who make plans for the future? (4:13-14)
What could happen to destroy even the best laid plans? (4:14)
To what did James compare our lives? (4:14)
What is the best way to plan ahead? (4:15)
What should we say when we are making plans? (4:15)
What outlook toward the future does God want us to change? (4:16)
What sinful attitudes often accompany the act of making plans? (4:16)
How did James define sin? (4:17)
How do we sin? (4:17)

What aspects of your life plans do you need to present to God in prayer this week?
What can you do this week to place your plans for the future in God’s hands?
In what part of your job or occupation do you need to do the good you know you ought to do this week?