James uses the strongest language in his letter to exhort that those who've gone wayward need to change their course.
No Peace in the Pursuit
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Sin, Folly, and the Tongue
We usually consider sins of speech to be the minor sins, the "little matters." But the Bible routinely portrays them as awful evils. James is no exception.
Show Me Your Faith
Biblical faith is inseparable from good works, but for good works to be good, they must spring from a trust relationship in Jesus Christ.
How We Deal with Who
America is fractured by race, class, age. And the American Church often isn't much better. To 1st Century Christians, James taught that cosmetic favoritism is contrary to faith in Christ.
Doers (James 1:21-27)
Like Jesus before him, James argues that truly embracing the Gospel means that things change: If we are called by Christ we must conform to Christ.
The Heart and the Tongue (James 1:19-20)
Sometimes the meaning of a passage is all too clear. The difficulty is applying it to our lives. So it is here: We must control our tongues and hearts to live lives pleasing to God.
Trials by Fire and Faith (James 1:12-18)
When difficult times come, we often lose sight of the big picture. The Bible teaches, however, that God’s good gift of salvation should be our great fixation in time of trial and tribulation.
Economics 101 (James 1:9-11)
We often spend our lives trying to navigate social circles, gaining advancement, fighting for status. But James says a Christian's great satisfactions that a Christian’s status is situated in Christ.
Praying for Gray (James 1:5-8)
Sometimes what we lack most is not any thing of substance but something of commitment. This passage teaches us is that God supplies our needs through our single-minded devotion.