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The book of James is basic, entry-level, in-your-face Christianity. A real workout. Nothing fancy. No glamor-cize at the club. Just crunches, push-ups, and heavy bag work in a smelly basement gym. If you are up to the challenge, James will shape you into a hard-body believer. During this series, Fit Faith, we’ll tackle some of the most practical teaching outside of the gospels. There are over 50 imperatives in the book’s 108 verses. James was known as "James the Just", someone who put his faith into practice in a real and practical way. James will stretch us to grasp the importance of putting our faith into action as described in God's word. Are you ready to get a fit faith? If so, then we have to lay a foundation for the workouts that lay before us. We know from the rest of the New Testament that we are saved by grace through faith, without faith it is impossible to please God, we are to walk by faith and not by sight, with faith as small as a mustard seed we can move mountains, but only with faith that is securely vested in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  James starts off his letter in verses 1-18 describing the tests that our faith will endure if it is a true faith in Jesus Christ.