As in the previous chapters, James began with the exposition of a practical problem and moved on to its larger contextual problem, that Isaiah , its context in life. He already identified the source of interpersonal and inner personal conflicts as self-centeredness and explained that criticism places the critic in a seat that only God should occupy. Now he pictured a self-centered person living his or her life. He did this to enable his readers to see the root of this problem clearly. [source][source][source]
"James gave an example of a boastful statement [1], struck a condemnatory sentence on such boasting [2], and offered a practical solution for boasting [3]." [4][source]