Stepping out in faith…
In the fourth chapter, James addresses the desires from within us that lead to killing or jealousy. 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You …
Let’s remember why James is writing this book, His audience is the new Christians who are coming to the church as new believers, many of them. In this last section of chapter 3 James addresses two kinds of wisdom. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, …
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers, …
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2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.James 3:2 Someone who is ‘never at fault in what he says’ has surely learned to select his words carefully and control other areas of his …
As we begin reading chapter 3, James is warning us that teaching is important, but the task should not be taken lightly. Why does he share this concern? 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.James 3:1 In the beginning …
I know, I know. Hang with me and you’ll see what I mean. It began in the Garden. 2 The woman said to the serpent, ”We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the …
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James continues the theme of taking care of the poor as we begin in James 2:14. 14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of …
We pick up our study today in James 2: 8 8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, ”Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet …
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and were about to spend time with family and friends! Today we begin looking at James 2. You can also begin this study at Chapter 1 by going here 1 My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. 2 Suppose a man …
It seems that every year this is the time we especially consider what we’re thankful for. Well, first of all, I am thankful for my creator, God who loves me and protects me. Jesus, who went to the cross for me so that I could have my sins forgiven. The Holy Spirit who is in …
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