James About this letter - Plain English Version(PEV)

About this letterJames wrote this letter about 2,000 years ago, about 20 years after Jesus went back to heaven, and now it is in the Holy Bible.James was one of Jesus’s brothers, and after Jesus went back to heaven, James became a leader in the church in Jerusalem (see Mark 6:2-3; Acts 12:17; 15:13; 21:18; 1 Corinthians 15:7; Galatians 1:19; 2:9, 12-13).James wrote this letter to the Christians in other churches to tell them how to be good Christians and live properly for Jesus.These messages are very important for us today, just like they were for the Christians at that time.Chapter