{"id":8074,"date":"2025-09-05T06:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/?p=8074"},"modified":"2025-09-05T06:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:20:26","slug":"james-program-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?p=8074","title":{"rendered":"James (Program #1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bible_light.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>James (Program #1) &#8211; Introduction and Practical Virtues of Christian Perfection (1)<\/p>\n<p>One of last books to be added to the canon of the New Testament was the Epistle of James. Throughout the centuries, believers have had very different attitudes towards this book. Some believers treasure it to the uttermost, granting it a status of being among the very top books in the bible. Others, drawing a comparison between James and Proverbs, may feel that it would better fit in the Old Testament. While some have question whether it belongs in the Bible at all. Why would such a book give rise to these varied opinions? The message of the book is very clear and straightforward. The language is lovely even poetic in places. And the author had great creditability because scholars agreed that this was <em>the<\/em> James that was the Lord Jesus&#8217; flesh brother and he was also the leading elder in the first church, the Church in Jerusalem.\u00a0 We believe that the life study we begin today will give us a very solid answer to this intriguing question.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"James (Program #1)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-09-05T06:20:26-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"James (Program #1) - Introduction and Practical Virtues of Christian Perfection (1)\r\n\r\nOne of last books to be added to the canon of the New Testament was the Epistle of James. 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