James’s Christian friends are struggling with hardship and difficulty. In such situations, it’s easy to react in ordinary human ways which, often, lead us down into sin
Faith: dead or alive?
The triumph of mercy
James is correcting the worldly thinking which is influencing his distant Christian friends. They are living in Jewish communities where too much respect is paid to the rich and the poor are too easily dismissed.
The missing cross
Although he doesn’t mention it directly, what happened on the cross to the Lord Jesus feeds into the ideas which James presents in his letter.
Pollution
Our behaviour in tough times of life shows the real state of our faith in the Lord.
Hypocrite!
Christians believe things that other people find hard to accept and off-putting. Maybe you personally have found this…
A generous king
David and his men had everything stolen from them, including their families. God told David to go rescue them. But God didn’t say which direction to go nor how it will be achieved.