1. James 1:2 (ESV)
  2. Application

All Christians face trials

James 1:2 (ESV)

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

James says, rejoice when you meet trials of various kinds (emphasis added)...He does not say if, he says when. So if you have been a Christian for a long time, you have gone through many trials. If you have been a Christian for a short time, you have gone through some trials, but you will have more. We will all face afflictions.1

Thomas Schreiner