- Observation: What do I see?
- Interpretation: What does it mean?
- Application: How does it work?
***Here are some links to a couple of good Bible Study websites:
***I would encourage you to get a notebook to record your responses to the questions.
Bible Study: James 4:4-6
- Read through James 4 at least twice to get the full context.
- Focus in on verse 4:
- What are the key words and key verbs (verbal phrases) in verse 4?
- Why does James call these folks adulterous?
- How do you think these believers would have understood James' judgement of them having a friendship with the world?
- How does friendship with the world bring enmity with God?
- How should we characterize a "friend of the world" according the Scripture?
3. Focus in on verse 5:
- What are the key words and key verbs (verbal phrases) in verse 5?
- Why did James use this quote: "He yearns jealousy over the spirit that He has made to dwell in us?"
- What "spirit" is the quote referring to?
4. Focus in over verse 6:
- What are the key words and key verbs (verbal phrases) in verse 6?
- What does James mean by the "proud"?
- What does James mean by the "humble"?
- God gives grace to the humble. Is this a granting of grace for a work?
