The Letters · 6 stories
Stories
Hearing and Doing the Word
James calls believers to listen humbly, receive God's word, and prove their faith real by doing it—caring for the vulnerable and keeping themselves unstained.
6 parts
Do Not Show Favoritism
James confronts his assembly's habit of honoring the wealthy and shaming the poor, calling them to the royal law of love where mercy triumphs over judgment.
6 parts
Faith Without Works Is Dead
James argues that faith without works is dead, using vivid examples—an unhelped neighbor, Abraham, and Rahab—to show genuine faith must be proven by action.
6 parts
James on Taming the Tongue
James warns that the tongue, though small like a bit or rudder, wields enormous power — capable of blessing and cursing alike — and urges consistent, controlled speech.
8 parts
Two Kinds of Wisdom
James sets out a direct contrast between two kinds of wisdom: one rooted in jealousy and selfish ambition that produces disorder and every evil deed, the other coming from above, marked by purity, gentleness, and mercy, and yielding a harvest of righteousness for those who make peace.
3 parts
Restoring a Wandering Soul
James envisions a believer straying from truth and another turning him back, saving his soul and covering a multitude of sins.
1 part