The benefit of tribulations. Prayer with faith. God is the author of
all good, but not of evil. We must be slow to anger and not hearers
only, but doers of the word. Of bridling the tongue and of pure
religion.
1:1. James, the servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the
twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
1:2. My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers
temptations:
Into divers temptations.... The word temptation, in this epistle, is
sometimes taken for trials by afflictions or persecutions, as in this
place: at other times, it is to be understood, tempting, enticing, or
drawing others into sin.