Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places. Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar toContinue reading “1 Samuel: 7v15 -8v5…. The end of the judges era.”
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James 3: 5b -12… Tongue 2.
How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, ofContinue reading “James 3: 5b -12… Tongue 2.”
James 3: 1-5a Tongue One
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bitsContinue reading “James 3: 1-5a Tongue One”
James 2: 20-26…. Examples from the past.
Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture wasContinue reading “James 2: 20-26…. Examples from the past.”
1 James 2: 14-19…..’faith compared to work’
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things neededContinue reading “1 James 2: 14-19…..’faith compared to work’”
1 James 2: 8-13…The royal law.
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself,” you are doing well. But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of allContinue reading “1 James 2: 8-13…The royal law.”
James 2: 1-6….Whom should we honour?
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears theContinue reading “James 2: 1-6….Whom should we honour?”
James 1: 19-27….Look in a mirror, see and act.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. – listen well, remember anger can be very counter-productive! Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, whichContinue reading “James 1: 19-27….Look in a mirror, see and act.”
James 1: 9-18….Three situations common to all.
Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midstContinue reading “James 1: 9-18….Three situations common to all.”
James 1: 1-8….Where to find wisdom.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:Greetings.Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lackingContinue reading “James 1: 1-8….Where to find wisdom.”
As I read it! 