observe the following: There is a formal salutation in James, but no formal closing The bottom of the chart shows four main divisions in the epistle There is an ascending progression in the rst three: principles involved; practices for the present; prizes in the future The fourth section is like an epilogue, where the writer returns to the subject of practices for the present by giving two nal exhortations of a very practical nature to his Christian readers Observe how the epistle is rst divided into small sections ( rst outline under the main horizontal line) Then study the outline of large divisions, on the subject of faith Check out the outlines with your own observations, which you have made of the epistle What outline of works appears on the chart? The division of 1:19—4:12 (faith at work) is di cult to break down into an outline James appears to be writing about various aspects of the outer and inner life of faith Note the listing of subjects on the chart (ful llment, favoritism, and so forth) Compare this outline with your own work The title for James given on the chart is “Faith for Living.” The intention of this title is to show the necessary ingredient of faith in action.16 This very clearly is James’s main theme The key verse chosen for the epistle (2:26) reflects that theme IV PROMINENT SUBJECTS A FAITH AND TRIALS (1:1-18) Recall that the hardships of persecution were part of the setting bringing forth this epistle The fact that the rst subject that James writes about is the hardship of trials tells us that this was a most pressing problem CHART 108: JAMES FAITH FOR LIVING Observe how much instruction James compresses into three verses, in 1:2-4 trials v — The Situation testing v 3a — The Test endurance vv 36, 4a — The Immediate Fruit maturity v 46 — The Ultimate Fruit Read the entire segment and observe other truths and applications concerning ...chart? The division of 1:19—4:12 (faith at work) is di cult to break down into an outline James appears to be writing about various aspects of the outer and inner life of faith Note the listing of. .. Recall that the hardships of persecution were part of the setting bringing forth this epistle The fact that the rst subject that James writes about is the hardship of trials tells us that this... ingredient of faith in action.16 This very clearly is James’s main theme The key verse chosen for the epistle (2:26) reflects that theme IV PROMINENT SUBJECTS A FAITH AND TRIALS (1:1-18) Recall that the