Questions for week Oct 25th - 31st

This is Only a Test



1) Just for Fun: Did you Trick or Treat as a kid, and if so, what was your favorite Halloween costume?

2) Define “joy” by answering the following-

• How is “joy” distinct from “happiness” (see 2 Cor 6:10,7:4-6)?
• What is the opposite of “joy”?
• Notice that “joy” in verse 2 is linked to “faith” in verse 3. What must we choose to believe if we are to “consider trials joy”?
•  Summary: based on your answers, define “joy” in your own words.

3) Why should we rejoice when we face trials?

• What reasons does James give in this passage (1:2-8,12)?
• What other reasons are given in these cross-references: Romans 5:3-4; James 5:10- 11; 1 Peter 1:6-9? 

4) James exhorts us to ask God for wisdom to apply 1:2-4, but to ask “in faith without any doubting.” What exactly does it mean to ask in faith instead of in “doubt”? Hints: (1) the Greek word “doubt” literally means “to divide, separate;” (2) notice how James describes the doubter in 1:8 as “double-minded.” 

What effect does doubt have on you when you pray? (1:6-8) What doubts have you struggled with concerning God?

5) How have you seen your faith grow as a result of tests and trials in your life?

6) How have you been able to use your growth to help others going through similar situations?


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