03—Forty Days with James: Pride vs. Humility

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/03-forty-days-with-james/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p>The man James</p><ol><li> <ol><li>In the NT, James is by far the most significant (half-)brother of Jesus (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3, Acts 1:14).</li><li>Notice: “<i>servant</i> of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" (1:1)—similar humility in Jude, also penned by a brother of Christ. His is a humble stance</li><li>James’ conversion<ol><li>We see early in the gospel of Mark that Mary and her sons did not appreciate Jesus’ identity and mission (Mark 3:20-21, 31). They would not (or could not) go into the meeting; instead they sent a messenger to fetch Jesus, whom they think has gone over the top!</li><li>But after Jesus' death, his brothers join the apostles in prayer (Acts 1:14).</li><li>By Acts 15 James is a significant leader in Jerusalem.</li><li>Note: he is not the apostle James, son of Zebedee (Acts 12:2). He did, however, become a major voice in the Jerusalem church, eclipsing Peter, probably due to Peter’s responsibilities outside Jerusalem (see Acts 12:17; 15:13; 21:18; Galatians 1:19; 2:9, 12), and left us with the epistle of James (James 1:1).</li><li>Galatians 1:19 possibly indicates he was recognized as an apostle.</li><li>According to Josephus, the Jewish historian, James was stoned to death by the Jews in 62 AD. “Festus was now dead, and Albinus was on the road; so he assembled the Sanhedrin of judges, and brought them the brother of Jesus who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others. And when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned: but as for those who seemed the most equitable of the citizens, and such as were the most uneasy at the breach of the laws, they disliked what was done; they also sent to the King [Agrippa] desiring him to send to Ananus that he should act so no more…"</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol><p>.<br />James 1:9-12</p><ul><li>James puts the mat