“…in those days Christians neither spoke of nor thought of preaching as "sitting round" the word of God; or of preachers who "shared" it; or, for that matter, of clergymen…
Speaking evil of fellow Christians is wrong not only because it involves ‘judging the law’; it is wrong also because it involves ‘judging the neighbour’. And this critical, condemnatory judgment…
Before time began, the Bible teaches, God the Father chose a people for Himself to be worshipers of His glory by becoming the objects of His grace. As an expression…
This verse promises ‘the fruit of righteousness’, as the reward ‘for those who make peace’. Peacemakers produce! In the atmosphere of peace, peacemakers create, the harvest of righteousness. eirēnikē, i·ray·nee·kos…
The central message of Christianity is not a worldview, a way of life, or a program for personal and societal change; it is a gospel. From the Greek word for…
The believer, in himself, will always deserve God’s judgment: our conformity to the ‘royal law’ is never perfect, as it must be (vv. 10–11). As Hort describes the image, ‘krisis…
Here is the link to the Bible Project video on 'the law', which is so central to this section of James' teaching! Please watch it a few times and slow…