In the first part of the chapter, James has been dealing with trials and testings and hardships of all kinds. He talked about helping us find the calm center of Christ’s presence. Last week we learned about the anchors which can give us stability in the midst of the storm…
Now in the next part of the chapter, James addresses the whole area of temptation He moves from the concept of trials that come from the outside and try to defeat us…to the concept of temptations that come from the inside and also try to defeat us…