True Religion

James 1:26-27 Christianity is not worthless religiosity but a relationship with the Lord that leads to true religion.   What is worthless religion? (v. 26) “A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”—Proverbs 18:7 “Out of the...

Doers of the Word

James 1:22-25 If we are going to benefit from God’s Word and be faithful and fruitful Christians, we must be doers of God’s Word. We must not deceive ourselves by thinking that since we have heard God’s Word that we are actually benefiting from God’s Word....

Accepting the Word of God

James 1:19-21 If we are going to grow in our faith and be fruitful people for the glory of God, we must accept the Word of God. We accept the Word of God by being quick to listen it. “Our natural tendency in respect to God’s Word is to be slow to hear and quick...

Tested but Never Tempted by God

James 1:13-18 God doesn’t tempt us to sin (v.13-16). “Temptation, then, in general, is anything, state, way, or condition that, upon any account whatsoever, has a force or efficacy to seduce, to draw the mind and heart of a man from its obedience, which God...

Boasting in Our Salvation

James 1:9-12 “A ‘paradox’ is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.”—Online Dictionary “A paradox is truth standing on its head shouting for...