Tag: James

[:en]WARNING TO RICH OPPRESSORS (vs. 1-6) James warned about the evil effects of loving money.  It causes some people to oppress others by hoarding wealth and not paying their workmen accordingly.  Poor laborers borrowed money and could not pay their debts.  They were either thrown in prison or forced to sell all their possessions.  Sometimes,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 5[:]

[:en]SUBMIT YOURSELVES TO GOD (vs. 1-12) Conflicts and dispuites amogt believers arise because of evil desires battling within us.  We want more possessions, more money, more recognition and high status.  And If we can not get it, we fight and quarrel.  Instead of grabbing what we want, we should ask from the Lord.  We should… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 4[:]

[:en]TAMING THE TONGUE (vs. 1-12) Teaching was a highly valued and respected profession in Jewish culture.  Many Jews who embraced Christianily wanted to become teachers.  But James warned that teachers’ responsibility is great because their words and example will affect the spiritual lives of others. A perfect man is someone who is never at fault… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 3[:]

[:en]FAVORITISM FORBIDDEN (vs. 1-13) Do not show favoritism by giving special attention to the rich while neglecting the poor.  For God had chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the Kingdom He promised those who love him. (v. 5) The royal law in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 2[:]

[:en]James is the brother of Jesus and one of the leaders of the church in Jerusalem.  He gave a practical advice with a theological discourse on the relationship between faith and action.  He contrasted empty faith with faith that works and encouraged believers to love and serve others as evidence of true faith. TRIALS AND… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 1[:]

[:en]The rich are warned not to hoard wealth but  to pay wages of their workmen (vs. 3-4)  In their lives of luxury and self-indulgence, they are not to condemn and murder innocent men who oppose them. (v. 5-6) “Be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.  Do not grumble against each other,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 5[:]

[:en]”When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures” (v. 3) “Friendship with the world is hatred toward God.  Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God”  (v. 4) “God opposes the proud but… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 4[:]

[:en]”Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly” (v. 1) “The tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boats.  Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark” (v. 5) “The… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 3[:]

[:en]”My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism” (v. 1) “If you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers” (v. 9) “What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?  Can such faith save him?” (v. 14)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 2[:]

[:en]”If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.  But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind” (vs. 5-6) “Blessed… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from James 1[:]