James 5: Wisdom and Life
The letter of James addresses many topics that call to mind the book of Proverbs. Wisdom comes first through understanding and trusting that the Lord is good. This moves us to put our faith into action.As an example, in James 5:11b, James writes:
"...the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful."
If we truly believe this, we will see our suffering from a different angle: the Lord is compassionate and merciful to me—I am not suffering alone, which enables me to endure suffering patiently.
We can look at another example: because the Lord is merciful, we must also be merciful to our brothers and sisters, even to those who stumble in the church, as shown in James 5:19–20:
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