Live well, live wisely, live humbly
Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the
Careful with Words
For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he [is] a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. James 3:2 (NKJV) The
A friend of God
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, [“Abraham believed God, and it was] [accounted to him for righteousness.”]And he was called the friend of God. James 2:23 (NKJV) This Scripture
Why have God-talk without God-acts
Our talk about God is of no impact if it isn’t accompanied by our acts of God. Real God-talk produces real God-acts. James 2:14-17 (MSG) When we tell others about
Mercy triumphs over judgment
For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. James 2:13 (NKJV) Men deal with matters of wrong doing by the wrong
Fulfill the Royal Law
If you really fulfill [the] royal law according to the Scripture, [ “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”] you do well; James 2:8 (NKJV) The royal law is not
Pay no servile regard to people
My Brethren, pay no servile regard to people [show no prejudice, no partiality]. Do not [attempt to] hold and practice the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ [the Lord] of
Acceptable Religion
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the
Keep a tight rein on the tongue
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. James 1:26 (NIV) Your tongue has total
Be doers of the Word
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 (NKJV)In the parable of the sower in Mark 4 there are four groups of people who