Here James teaches us the difference between those who look into the gospel and see themselves and those who look into it and see Christ.

James is teaching us that the Lord Jesus, and salvation and everlasting life by Him, is God's free gift, His good and perfect gift that comes down from the Father of lights. Preaching the gospel is the means by which the gift of grace is received and experienced by faith.

The old man and the new man in the nature of every believer battle for supremacy and cause us to trust the Lord more and more. The trials and temptations of life are our occasion to trust Christ more but they also supply the devil with an opportunity to stir up the old man to sin.

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God revealed to sinners. Here James asks if any believer needs spiritual wisdom. He is pointing us to Christ to supply all our needs during times of trial, trouble and temptation.

The Epistle of James is a wonderful and practical presentation of gospel truth. James calls himself a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ and ministers to the Lord’s people who are tried and hard-pressed by the troubles of this world.

The Lord Jesus asked His disciples this question. Peter's answer was a wonderful testimony of faith. The question is still valid today. How do we answer this question?

The Lord Jesus Christ tells us that He is the Root and Offspring of David and the Bright and Morning Star. These wonderful names reveal more of the character of the Lord Jesus and point to our future glory in heaven.

The glory and divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ is beautifully expressed in this wonderful revelation of the Lord's true identity. He is the Creator of men and He shall be the Judge of men. He is the pre-eminent God and the humble Substitute. He is All in All, the Author and Finisher of our faith.

The Lord Jesus Christ spoke about a vine and its branches as a picture of the spiritual union that exists between Christ and His church. From the new birth to our growth in grace, from the fruit of faith to drinking the new wine in the kingdom of heaven the Lord Jesus Christ is the true and only source of all spiritual life in a believer.

The Lord Jesus Christ tells us He is the Great 'I Am', the eternal God. He is God who is the way to peace with God and everlasting life. He is God who is truth and speaks truth. He is God who is life and gives life to all who believe.

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Resurrection and Life of our souls in conversion and salvation. We live because He died and we shall be raised again from our own graves because He is the Firstfruit from the dead and we His people.

Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us 'I Am The Good Shepherd'. He also tells us He came into the world as the Good Shepherd to lay down His life for the sheep. The Saviour we worship died a substitutionary death in our place to save us from our sins. He tells us He knows His sheep He tells us His sheep shall all know Him.

The Lord Jesus Christ is the door of access to God and into all the blessings of God, spiritual and temporal. He is the door of the sheep who are the people of God, chosen and called from the foundation of the world.

Our Lord Jesus Christ declared "I am the light of the world". He is light and everlasting life to all who trust Him and follow Him. We shall not walk in darkness but we shall have the light of life in Him.

The Lord Jesus Christ teaches His people that He is spiritual food for His church. All who come to Him and believe in Him will have everlasting life and shall not die.

The Apostle Paul was persuaded that all who trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life are safe and secure from all our enemies. That trust is founded upon God's revelation in His word, the preaching of the Apostles and the testimony of the Lord Jesus. God has spoken and we are persuaded.

The Apostle Paul beautifully applies one of the great doctrinal passages of scripture to the personal needs of his hearers showing that the same love of the Lord Jesus Christ that secures their eternal security from eternity to glory also protects and provides for them in all their troubles day by day.

The Lord Jesus Christ is our Intercessor, Mediator and Advocate. Here are three elements of our Saviour’s intercessory work: He speaks for us before His Father. He grants us access to His Father. He gives us access in prayer to the throne of grace.

Justification is a divine act of grace and mercy. It bears the full endorsement of divine authority. If God declares us righteous then we are righteous. Who can contradict Him? If He says we are justified and washed in the blood of Jesus Christ then we are clean. It is God who pardons and removes the sinner’s transgression and God who makes sinners holy and acceptable in Christ with His own divine righteousness.

The Lord Jesus Christ concludes His high-priestly prayer by claiming four privileges for His people. That we be with Him, that we behold His glory, that we know the love of God & that Christ dwell in us. These privileges are ours by the will of Christ our Saviour.