James 1:27 says, "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
As a family that has been called to adopt, James 1:27 takes on a special reality in our family. Although your family may not be specifically called to adopt, all those who follow Christ are called to live out James 1:27 in one way or another. Adoption is one way that the Lord has asked us to live out this verse.
Below is a Bible study that I designed for my biological daughters over James 1:27 and related verses. As my birth children, who spent over 11 years with me before we adopted, I have found that they sometimes struggle with our adoption journey. Adoption can be hard and it is often a daily lesson in self-sacrifice. They have been troopers, though, through the ups-and-downs of the adoption roller coaster. I have seen them grow in their relationships with Christ, especially as they are beginning to see the fruit of a life lived according to James 1:27.
Part One:
1. Write out James 1:27—using your best handwriting.
2. According to James 1:27, what 2 things show that your religion is pure and undefiled before God?
3. Define the word pure (as found in Vine’s for this verse).
4. Define the word defile (look up in dictionary).
5. Now, after defining the word defile, what do you think undefiled means? Hint: it is the opposite of defile. Give an example.
6. Look up the word visit in the Vine’s. The word visit, according to Vine’s, in the verse of James 1:27 means what? “Signifies to visit with ____________.”
Watch for Part Two Coming Soon!
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