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James 1:1 - 1:27- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

November 23
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1 1Greetings from James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. To all
of God's people that are scattered everywhere in the world: Greetings.

Faith and Wisdom
2My brothers [and sisters], you will have many kinds of troubles. But when these
things happen, you should be very happy. 3Why? Because you know that these things
are testing your faith. And this will give you patience. 4Your patience should show
itself perfectly in what you do. Then you will be perfect and complete. You will
have everything you need. 5But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask
God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you
wisdom. 6But when you ask God, you must believe. Don't doubt God. The person who
doubts is like a wave in the sea. The wind blows the wave up and down. The person
who doubts is like that wave. 7-8The person who doubts is thinking two different
things at the same time. He cannot decide about anything he does. A person like
that should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

True Riches
9If a believer is poor, he should be proud because God has made him [spiritually]
rich. 10If a believer is rich, he should be proud because [God has shown him that]
he is [spiritually] poor. The rich person will die like a wild flower. 11The sun
rises and becomes hotter and hotter. The sun's heat makes the plant very dry. The
flower falls off. The flower was beautiful, but now it is dead. It is the same with
a rich person. While he is still making plans for his business, he will die.
Temptation Does Not Come from God
12When a person is tempted and still continues strong, he should be happy. Why?
Because after he has proved [his faith], God will give him the reward of life forever.
God promised this to all people who love him. 13When a person is being tempted,
he should not say, "God is tempting me." Evil cannot tempt God. And God himself
does not tempt any person. 14It is the evil things a person wants that tempt that
person. His own evil desire leads him away and holds him. 15This desire causes sin.
Then the sin grows and brings death. 16My dear brothers [and sisters], don't be
fooled about this. 17Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from
God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky
(sun, moon, stars). But God never changes [like those lights]. He is always the
same. 18God decided to give us life through the word of truth. He wanted us to be
the most important of all the things he made.
Listening and Obeying
19My dear brothers [and sisters], always be more willing to listen than to speak.
Don't become angry easily. 20A person's anger does not help him live right like
God wants. 21So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong thing
you do. Be humble and accept God's teaching that is planted in your hearts. This
teaching can save you. 22Do what God's teaching says; don't just listen and do
nothing. Why? Because when you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves.
23If you hear God's teaching and do nothing, you are like this: You are like a man
that looks at his face in the mirror. 24The man sees himself, then goes away and
quickly forgets what he looked like. 25But you must not be like that. You must
carefully study God's perfect law that makes people free. You must continue to study
it. You must listen to God's teaching and not forget what you heard. Then you must
obey what God's teaching says. When you do this, it will make you truly happy.

The True Way to Worship God
26You might think you are religious (good). But if you say things you should not
say, then he are fooling yourself. Your "religion" is worth nothing. 27The kind
of religion (worship) that God accepts is this: caring for orphans* or widows*
who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world's [evil] influence. This
is the kind of religion (worship) that God accepts as pure and good.

Footnotes: orphans Children whose mother and father have died. widows A woman whose
husband has died.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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