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James and the Dangers of Doubt

James and the Dangers of Doubt

The question is not if you doubt, but rather, what do you do with your doubt?

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Church of the Nazarene - Harrisonburg

1871 Boyers Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA

Sunday 9:05 AM

Sunday 10:30 AM

-The wisdom James is talking about (verse 5) is not just some vague sense of needing direction. This is in direct response to the words that precede it (verses 2-4).
-James knows there will be believers who cannot understand how to see God at work in their trial.
-We don't have a wisdom problem, we have a doubt problem. God has promised to give us wisdom if we ask. Our part is not to doubt Him.
-Doubt festers when we believe this lie: God cannot be trusted
The question is not if you doubt, but rather, what do you do with your doubt?
There’s only one place for your doubt – at the foot of the cross.
Other resources for further study:

Proverbs 3:5-8
Matthew 14:31
Jude 1:22
Mark 9:24

James in 8 Minutes

This overview video on the book of James breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In this book, James combines the wisdom of his brother Jesus with the book of Proverbs in his own challenging call to live a life wholly devoted to God.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn-hLHWwRYY

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