Posts with the category “james”

Restoration begins with confession. You can’t fix what you don’t recognize is broken. James’s letter doesn’t wrap up with final words . . .  Read More

James constantly points us to the fact that the Christian life is about glad-hearted obedience. After all the practical application of spiritual. . .  Read More

Unlike most people in our culture today, the early Christians likely expected Jesus to return during their lifetimes. Many believed that . . .  Read More

James went to great lengths to warn the church about the corrupting power of wealth. His words often echo the teachings of Jesus, specifically . . .  Read More

This passage is more about the implicit attitude of arrogance than the explicit action. It’s not literally evil to make plans or to . . .  Read More

Our lives suffers from no shortage of worldly wisdom. If you’ve ever been into a bookstore, you’ve seen the massive space dedicated. . .  Read More

The wisdom of the world is rooted in selfishness. While our culture disciples us to believe that our determination, our truth, and our. . .  Read More

While crudeness may not appear on the surface to be as hateful as cursing, the root is similar. The “filthiness” and “crude joking” Paul referred. . .  Read More

James introduced the idea of hearing and doing at the end of chapter 1, along with a definition of pure and undefiled religion. Chapter 2 then. . .  Read More

Today’s text stands in stark contrast to caring for widows and orphans; instead, the stain of worldliness was polluting the church. . .  Read More

True belief causes Christians to live out their faith according to God’s Word. We don’t passively hear the Word. Rather, action. . .  Read More

One thing you need to understand in order to feel the weight of what you’re about to study is the fact that the Book of James (AD 48–52) was. . .  Read More

If you could gather all of the people who’ve ever lived—every person in history—James would stand out from the crowd. . .  Read More