{"id":1538,"date":"2025-03-28T00:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebible.au\/?post_type=book_of_james&#038;p=1538"},"modified":"2025-07-12T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T01:36:24","slug":"1","status":"publish","type":"book_of_james","link":"https:\/\/thebible.au\/?book_of_james=1","title":{"rendered":"1 \u25ba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"James introductory summary\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZnmZc9cnDZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Letter of James 1-5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Introducing our 5 part James study series with a summary of the major teachings of this epistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"James 1 - Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtWCOZ_lKvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">James 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>James 1<\/strong> &#8211; this is the 1st in a 5 part teaching series through this epistle, written by the half brother of Jesus. 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