Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. 1:19

Trivia: What is true religion according to James?

James : Injustice (5)

  1. If you "keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, "you are guilty of all." 2:10
  2. "He shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy." 2:13
  3. James says Abraham was justified by works (for being willing to kill his son for God); Paul () says he was justified by faith (for believing that God would order him to do such an evil act). 2:21
  4. "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss." If your prayers are not answered, it's your own damned fault. 4:3
  5. Whoever is a friend of the world is an enemy of God.  4:4

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