James has a very emphatic admonition for his audience in first century Christianity. He warned them to not live their lives without God. Listen to him speak. “Go to now, ye that say, today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain. Continue reading “Life Without God”
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Judgment, Mercy, and Faith
In his earthly ministry, Jesus was bold in his condemnation of the scribes and Pharisees, the religious leaders in his time. On one occasion, he pronounced “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, andContinue reading “Judgment, Mercy, and Faith”
I Fell on My Face
The Apostle John was exiled to the island of Patmos “for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ” (Revelation 1:9). It was there that the Spirit of God gave him a vision of the glorified Savior. “I saw…one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to theContinue reading “I Fell on My Face”
God’s Dwelling Within Us
The Apostle Paul uses a question to teach a two-pronged truth to the Corinthian believers. He asks, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you” (I Corinthians 3:16)? In this passage he is speaking to the church as a body of believers. Collectively, theyContinue reading “God’s Dwelling Within Us”
Eating Meats Offered to Idols
The believers in Corinth questioned Paul in the matter of eating meat that had been sacrificed to idols. Corinth was a city given to idolatry. Often the meat remaining from the temple sacrifices was sold in the temple district markets for consumption. There were different viewpoints among the believers as to whether or not theyContinue reading “Eating Meats Offered to Idols”
Do Right!
Paul wrote to the Corinthian believers, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”Continue reading “Do Right!”
Do Not Rest in Privilege
A privileged position provides no protection from the chastening hand of God. Paul sought to convince the Corinthian believers of this very truth using the example of God’s earthly people, the Jews. He points out that the children of Israel all enjoyed God’s divine presence, power, and protection in departing from Egypt and marching throughContinue reading “Do Not Rest in Privilege”
Do All to the Glory of God!
The City of Corinth was permeated with the practice of pagan idolatry. Paul had warned his audience against eating of the sacrificial offerings made in these temples in the temple district itself. To do so in such close proximity to these pagan temples would suggest the believers were sharing in the idol worship therein. HeContinue reading “Do All to the Glory of God!”
Dealing with Sexual Sin
One of the reasons that Paul wrote to the church in Corinth was to address sexual sin that was tolerated by the fellowship. He wrote “It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. AndContinue reading “Dealing with Sexual Sin”
Count It All Joy!
James, the Lord’s half-brother, wrote a letter to Jewish believers that were scattered beyond Jerusalem in an effort to encourage them and instruct them in their faith. The epistle that bears his name in our Bibles is that letter. He opened that letter with “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into diversContinue reading “Count It All Joy!”
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