Warning to rich employersverses 1-6
Go to now – you RICH men
weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you
Your riches are corrupted – and your garments are moth-eaten
your gold and silver is cankered
and the rust of them shall be a witness against you
and shall eat your flesh as it were fire… Read More
Church members with wrong motivesverses 1-3
From whence come wars and fightings among you?
come they not hence – even of your LUSTS
that war in your members?
You LUST – AND HAVE NOT
you kill – and desire to have – and cannot obtain
you fight and war – yet you have not
because you ask not
You … Read More
Teachers need to control their tongueverses 1-2
My brethren – be not many masters
knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation
FOR in many things we offend all
IF any man offend not in word – the same is a perfect man
and able also to bridle the whole body
Illustrations of controlling bodyverses 3-6
BEHOLD – … Read More
Respect of person is sinverses 1-13
My brethren – have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord of glory – with respect of persons
FOR if there come to your assembly a man with a gold ring
in goodly apparel – and there come in also
a poor man in vile raiment
and you have respect … Read More
Readers of the letterverse 1
James – a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ
to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad
GREETING
Endurance necessary for the Christian lifeverses 2-4
My brethren – count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations
knowing this – that the trying of your faith works patience
but … Read More