Becoming a Perfect and Complete Christian

Three Basic Requirements

1. Joyful Acceptance of Trials (2-3)

2. Patient Endurance to the End (4)

3. Prayers of Faith for Divinely-Bestowed Wisdom (5-8)
   Twelve Distinguishing Traits of the Perfect and Complete Christian:
   An Overview of the Epistle of James
   For Further Study & Meditation

James 1:4 - As you "let patience have its perfect work," through trials, you will eventually "be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." James, in this letter, paints a portrait of the perfect and complete Christian:

1. Joyful Perseverance under Trial (1:2-12)
2. Grateful Recognition of God's Good and Perfect Gifts (1:13-18)
3. Gentle Responsiveness to God's Word (1:19-27)
4. Impartial Love & Mercy Granted to Others (2:1-13)
5. Living Faith Shown by Works (2:14-26)
6. A Tongue Tamed by Heavenly Wisdom (3:1-18)
7. Overcoming Worldly Lusts by Surrendering to the
   Holy Spirit (4:1-12)
8. Dependence on the Lord in Planning (4:13-17)
9. Waiting Patiently for the Lord's Justice (5:1-11)
10. Truthfulness in Conversation (5:12)
11. Prayerfulness in Suffering and Sickness (5:13-18)
12. Kind Restoration of the Wayward (5:19-20)