James is adamant that we put feet to our faith. “Faith apart from works is dead” (verse 26b). Faith and works are two halves of the whole child of God we are called to be. We are not complete without BOTH pieces. Faith in Jesus and the work He did for us on the cross […]
James warns his readers against judging by appearances and showing partiality. God looks at the heart of man, not his pocket book. We are called to do so also. Under the Law there were rewards for obeying God’s commandments and punishments for disobedience. These were the blessings and curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28. Men took […]
James admonishes his readers to put feet to their faith. Be “doers” of the word and not “hearers” only. Faith in Jesus got me here but that is not the end of my journey. It is only the beginning. Now we begin to show evidence outwardly of an inward change. James tells us where to […]
James, Jesus’ brother, is going to share with us from the wisdom he received after Jesus’ resurrection. He has a lot to say and a short time to do it, so let’s dive in and see where the Holy Spirit takes us. “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, […]
Our author wraps us his letter to the Hebrew brothers with a blessing in a prayer and a request. He asks God to equip them and asks them to hear the truths contained in this letter. He starts his blessing/prayer for them by pointing out first the nature of God. “May the God of peace” […]