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Before I share the introduction to the book of James, I just want to mention a few things. In case you haven't noticed, the further we get into the New Testament, the deeper the teaching is, as far as for believers. Starting with the book of Hebrews, and going through the book of Revelation, this is what is called the Jewish Literature section of the bible.
And what makes it so good for us to study is that these letters are written to Jews who believe, but who have been scattered from their homeland.
So, we are studying teaching and instruction given by, in this instance, the leader of the church in Jerusalem, to all of the Jews who have been scattered from out of their homeland and away from their families.
Some of them had to leave with just the clothes on their back. Most of them were very poor because they were in a foreign place with Gentiles. So, the overall circumstance in which they are in is very, very difficult. And that's why these letters written to the believing Jews emphasize faith, because that's what's being challenged in the book of Hebrews.
Faith was challenged because the writer of Hebrews said that the just shall live by faith. But some of those Hebrew or Jewish people were thinking of going back into the old religious system of Judaism because of how difficult it is to follow Christ. And so, it emphasizes to live by faith means to trust the Lord no matter how difficult the circumstances, or to put it another way, to trust the Lord in the most difficult of circumstances.
Before I share the introduction to the book of James, I just want to mention a few things. In case you haven't noticed, the further we get into the New Testament, the deeper the teaching is, as far as for believers. Starting with the book of Hebrews, and going through the book of Revelation, this is what is called the Jewish Literature section of the bible.
And what makes it so good for us to study is that these letters are written to Jews who believe, but who have been scattered from their homeland.
So, we are studying teaching and instruction given by, in this instance, the leader of the church in Jerusalem, to all of the Jews who have been scattered from out of their homeland and away from their families.
Some of them had to leave with just the clothes on their back. Most of them were very poor because they were in a foreign place with Gentiles. So, the overall circumstance in which they are in is very, very difficult. And that's why these letters written to the believing Jews emphasize faith, because that's what's being challenged in the book of Hebrews.
Faith was challenged because the writer of Hebrews said that the just shall live by faith. But some of those Hebrew or Jewish people were thinking of going back into the old religious system of Judaism because of how difficult it is to follow Christ. And so, it emphasizes to live by faith means to trust the Lord no matter how difficult the circumstances, or to put it another way, to trust the Lord in the most difficult of circumstances.
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