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CONTENTS

Series Foreword (by Ronnie Barclay)

General Introduction (by William Barclay, 1975)

General Foreword (by John Drane)

Editor’s Preface (by Linda Foster)

JAMES

Introduction to the Letter of James

Greetings (1:1)

The Jews throughout the World (1:1) (contd)

The Recipients of the Letter (1:1) (contd)

Tested and Triumphant (1:2–4)

The Result of Testing (1:2–4) (contd)

God’s Giving and Our Asking (1:5–8)

As Each Individual Needs (1:9–11)

The Crown of Life (1:12)

Putting the Blame on God (1:13–15)

Avoiding Responsibility (1:13–15) (contd)

God’s Constancy for Good (1:16–18)

When to be Quick and When to be Slow (1:19–20)

The Teachable Spirit (1:21)

Hearing and Doing (1:22–4)

The True Law (1:25)

True Worship (1:26–7)

Favouritism (2:1)

The Peril of Snobbery within the Church (2:2–4)

The Riches of Poverty and the Poverty of Riches (2:5–7)

The Royal Law (2:8–11)

The Law of Liberty and the Law of Mercy (2:12–13)

Faith and Works (2:14–26)

Professing the Faith and Putting it into Practice (2:14–17)

Not ‘Either Or’, but ‘Both And’ (2:18–19)

The Proof of Faith (2:20–6)

The Teacher’s Peril (3:1)

The Universal Danger (3:2)

Little but Powerful (3:3–5a)

A Destructive Fire (3:5b–6)

The Corruption Within (3:5b–6) (contd)

Beyond All Taming (3:7–8)

Blessing and Cursing (3:9–12)

The One who Ought Never to be a Teacher (3:13–14)

The Wrong Kind of Wisdom (3:15–16)

The True Wisdom (1) (3:17–18)

The True Wisdom (2) (3:17–18) (contd)

Human Pleasure or God’s Will? (4:1–3)

The Consequences of the Life Dominated by Pleasure (4:1–3) (contd)

Infidelity to God (4:4–7)

Friendship with the World and Enmity with God (4:4–7) (contd)

God the Jealous Lover (4:4–7) (contd)

The Glory of Humility and the Tragedy of Pride (4:4–7) (contd)

Godly Purity (4:8–10)

The Godly Sorrow (4:8–10) (contd)

The Godly Humility (4:8–10) (contd)

The Sin of Judging Others (4:11–12)

The Mistaken Confidence (4:13–17)

The Worthlessness of Riches (5:1–3)

The Social Passion of the Bible (5:1–3) (contd)

The Way of Selfishness and its End (5:4–6)

Waiting for the Coming of the Lord (5:7–9)

The Coming of the King (5:7–9) (contd)

The Triumphant Patience (5:10–11)

The Needlessness and the Folly of Oaths (5:12)

A Singing Church (5:13–15)

A Healing Church (5:13–15) (contd)

A Praying Church (5:16–18)

The Truth which Must be Done (5:19–20)

The Supreme Human Achievement (5:19–20) (contd)

1 PETER

Introduction to the First Letter of Peter

The Great Inheritance (1:1–2)

The Chosen of God and the Exiles of Eternity (1:1–2) (contd)

The Three Great Facts of the Christian Life (1:1–2) (contd)

The Rebirth of Christians (1:3–5)

The Great Inheritance (1:3–5) (contd)

Protected in Time and Safe in Eternity (1:3–5) (contd)

The Secret of Endurance (1:6–7)

Unseen but not Unknown (1:8–9)

The Foretelling of the Glory (1:10–12)

The Message of the Preacher (1:10–12) (contd)

The Necessary Strength and Power of the Christian Faith (1:13)

The Christless Life and the Christ-filled Life (1:14–25)

1. Jesus Christ Redeemer and Lord

2. The Christless Life

3. The Christ-filled Life

What to Lose and What to Yearn for (2:1–3)

That on which to Set the Heart (2:1–3) (contd)

The Nature and Function of the Church (2:4–10)

1. The Stone which the Builders Rejected

2. The Nature of the Church

3. The Glory of the Church

4. The Function of the Church

Reasons for Right Living (2:11–12)

The Greatest Answer and Defence (2:11–12) (contd)

The Duty of Christians

1. As Citizens (2:13–15)

2. In Society (2:16)

A Summary of Christian Duty (2:17)

The Duty of Christians as Servants (2:18–25)

The Peril of the New Situation (2:18–25) (contd)

The New Attitude to Work (2:18–25) (contd)

Two Precious Names for God (2:18–25) (contd)

1. The Shepherd of our Souls

2. The Guardian of our Souls

The Silent Preaching of a Lovely Life (3:1–2)

The True Adornment (3:3–6)

The Husband’s Obligation (3:7)

The Marks of the Christian Life (1) (3:8–12)

The Marks of the Christian Life (2) (3:8–12) (contd)

The Christian’s Security in a Threatening World (3:13–15a)

The Christian Argument for Christ (3:15b–16)

The Saving Work of Christ (3:17–4:6)

The Example of the Work of Christ (3:17–18a)

The Descent into Hell (1) (3:18b–20, 4:6)

The Descent into Hell (2) (3:18b–20, 4:6) (contd)

The Descent into Hell (3) (3:18b–20, 4:6) (contd)

The Descent into Hell (4) (3:18b–20, 4:6) (contd)

Christian Baptism (3:18–22)

Christian Obligation (4:1–5)

The Ultimate Chance (4:6)

The Approaching End (4:7a)

The Life Lived in the Shadow of Eternity (4:7b–8)

The Power of Love (4:7b–8) (contd)

Christian Responsibility (4:9–10)

The Source and Object of all Christian Endeavour (4:11)

The Inevitability of Persecution (4:12–13)

The Blessedness of Suffering for Christ (4:14–16)

Entrusting all Life to God (4:17–19)

The Elders of the Church (5:1–4)

The Christian Eldership (5:1–4) (contd)

The Perils and Privileges of the Eldership (5:1–4) (contd)

The Ideal of the Eldership (5:1–4) (contd)

Memories of Jesus (5:1–4) (contd)

The Garment of Humility (5:5)

The Laws of the Christian Life (1) (5:6–11)

The Laws of the Christian Life (2) (5:6–11) (contd)

A Faithful Colleague to the Apostles (5:12)

Greetings (5:13)

At Peace with One Another (5:14)

2 PETER

Introduction to the Second Letter of Peter

The Man who Opened Doors (1:1)

The Glorious Servitude (1:1) (contd)

The All-Important Knowledge (1:2)

The Greatness of Jesus Christ for Us (1:3–7)

Equipment for the Way (1:3–7) (contd)

The Ladder of Virtues (1) (1:3–7) (contd)

The Ladder of Virtues (2) (1:3–7) (contd)

On the Way (1:8–11)

The Pastor’s Care (1:12–15)

The Message and the Right to Give It (1:16–18)

The Words of the Prophets (1:19–21)

False Prophets (2:1)

The Sins of the False Prophets and their End (2:1) (contd)

The Work of Falsehood (2:2–3)

The Fate of the Wicked and the Rescue of the Righteous (2:4–11)

1. The Sin of the Angels

2. The Flood and the Rescue of Noah

3. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the Rescue of Lot

The Picture of Those who are Evil (2:4–11) (contd)

Deluding Self and Deluding Others (2:12–14)

On the Wrong Road (2:15–16)

The Perils of Relapse (2:17–22)

The Principles of Preaching (3:1–2)

The Denial of the Second Coming (3:3–4)

Destruction by Flood (3:5–6)

Destruction by Fire (3:7)

The Mercy of God’s Delay (3:8–9)

The Dreadful Day (3:10)

The Moral Dynamic (3:11–14)

Hastening the Day (3:11–14) (contd)

Distorters of Scripture (3:15–16)

A Firm Foundation and a Continual Growth (3:17–18)