MESSAGE | Dr. Brian Payne (Pastor)
"Withstanding the Tests"
James 1:9-12
1 | The Rich Poor (v. 9)
Two Kinds of Irony in Scripture
a. Retributive irony (God punishes people by the very means of their own sin
b. Redemptive Irony-(The faithful appear to be cursed, but as they persevere in
faith, they are really in the midst of being blessed).
2 | The Poor Rich (v. 10-11)
3 | The Eternally Rich (v. 12)
