James is NOT talking to righteous men who happen to be rich. He is talking to those whose god is money and they don’t care how they get it. James is not saying that having money is wrong, but how it impacts your character. The most famous rich people in the bible were the Pharisees […]
James enters the realm of the business man today. His caution to them is to make God the center of ALL their decisions. Have you ever heard that old saying, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans”? It appears that James is following along with that thought. But he takes it […]
James just spoke of how peace reigns in the body; having right motives. He looks closer at the motives that cause unrest now. “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?” (verse 1). We want what everyone else has. This is an […]
James is calling for those who are spiritually wise and understanding to bear witness with him here through their works. But those works are to display what is in the heart; meekness, NOT selfishness. James just finished speaking to us about the fact that teachers are going to be judged more stringently. Their words can […]
James brings us a particularly painful message, at least for me, today. He deals with our tongue or more appropriately our speech. How difficult it is to tame the tongue! “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness” (verse 1). PLEASE […]