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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
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When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
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because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
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You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
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And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
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With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.
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Submit Yourselves to God
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
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You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
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You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
