A person of that sort must not expect to receive anything from the Lord--

Let no one say when passing through trial, "My temptation is from God;" for God is incapable of being tempted to do evil, and He Himself tempts no one.

Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change.

The religious service which is pure and stainless in the sight of our God and Father is to visit fatherless children and widowed women in their time of trouble, and to keep one's own self unspotted from the world.

Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.

But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.

In a fountain, are fresh water and bitter sent forth from the same opening?

That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.

The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.

Submit therefore to God: resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

In illustration, brethren, of persecution patiently endured take the Prophets who have spoken as messengers from the Lord.

My brethren, if one of you strays from the truth and some one brings him back,

let him know that he who brings a sinner back from his evil ways will save the man's soul from death and throw a veil over a multitude of sins.