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lesson 8 Who Are Your
Friends?
James 4:1-12 A. Such a mindset results in fights and quarrels produced by our own evil desires - James 4:1 B. Such people even covet and kill, but they still don’t receive what they want - James 4:2 C. They don’t get what they want because they don’t as God - James 4:2 D. Even when they do ask God, they still don’t get what they want because their motives are wrong - James 4:3 E. Their friendship with the world causes them to become enemies with God - James 4:4 F. Such people even try to be friends with God and the world at the same time - James 4:8 G. They slander one another - James 4:11 II. A Correct Mindset: Let God be your friend - James 4:6-10 A. Such people are treated with grace by God - James 4:6 B. They are humble and therefore, God lifts them up - James 4:10 C. They submit themselves to God and resist Satan - James 4:7 D. They come near to God and therefore, he comes near to them - James 4:8 III. Conclusion - Don’t try to cultivate friendship with the world; the Christian can only have God as his friend - I John 2:15-17 IV. Memory Verse - James 4:4 V.
Questions
1. When one speaks against his brother, what does he make of himself? See verse 11-12. Why is this bad? 2. According to James 4:6-10, what do we need to do to become friends of God? |