The Word to the World
As we come to the end of our study of James we find ourselves confronted with both an encouragement and a warning. James has been practically highlighting what saving faith looks like. He has told us that such a faith works; but more than merely
We who are committed to a biblical Christianity are often prone to dismiss cliché Christianity. That is, we are quick to dismiss those common little ditties that abound in Christendom without giving much thought as to their validity. In many cases we are right to
Some years ago I saw a book by Ronald Dunn entitled, Don’t Just Stand There, Pray Something. I thought that this was a clever title. But more to the point, it is a truth with which James would agree. As we saw in our previous
I am of the persuasion that the James who penned the epistle so-named was James the son of Alphaeus, one of the Lord’s twelve apostles. He was the Lord’s “brother” in the sense of being a cousin: James’ mother and Jesus’ mother were sisters. As