James 2 Questions

2:1-13 Make a dramatic story out of this and act it, as a play. Your play might be in two acts: 2:1-7; 8-13. There might be sections in each act.

2:1 What do you learn about the Christian family? What makes you a part of that family? What do you learn about what you think about other people?

Who is in your family? What makes you a part of that family? How should you value other people?

2:2-4 How does James say that you receive a rich man? How does James say that you receive a poor man? What is the problem with this? Why does James say that this is wrong?

2:5-7 As part of God’s family, what do you find out about the way that your father looks at poor people? What will your father, God, do for them? What have you done to the poor man that you should not have done? What are the problems with rich people?

2:8 What does James say is ‘the royal law’? Why do you think that he said that?

2:9 How does James say that you may break the royal law? How easy is that for you to do? How do you break the royal law in your family? How do you break it where you work?

2:10-11 What are the most important rules to obey? Is that what you think that James is saying? What do you learn about God’s law? What do you learn about what God thinks about good sex? What do you learn about what God thinks about human life?

2:12 What do you learn about how God judges? How can that give you great hope? How will you be different?

2:13 What is God looking for in your behaviour towards other people? How will God reward you if you show mercy to other people? If someone shows mercy, what will God do about the law?

2:14-26 Make a dramatic story out of this and act it, as a play. Your play might be in two acts: 2:14-20; 21-26. There might be two or three sections in each act.

2:14 Use your own words to say or write this. What do you think about that? What are you going to do about that?

2:15-16 What do you learn about the need to help people with their practical needs? Is it enough to tell someone to ‘be warmed and filled’?

2:17-18 What do you learn about your faith? How do faith and actions belong together? What do your actions show about what you believe? If you do nothing, how can you show someone your belief?

2:19 What example does James give of belief shown by actions? James says that demons show what they believe. What do you learn from that?

2:20 Why were people foolish? What evidence are those people giving about their faith? What value is that?

2:21-23 You can read the full story of Abraham and how he offered Isaac, in Genesis chapter 22. Use your own words to say or write this. What do you think about this word picture?

2:24 How do faith and actions belong together? What does God look for?

2:25 You can read the full story of Rahab in Joshua 2:1-21. Use your own words to say or write this. Why was God pleased with Rahab?

2:26 How does James say what he has taught so far? Use your own words to say or write this. What are you going to do about what James taught?