James is drawing to a close. He has called Christians to desist from living life without faith: they trusted Jesus to save them; they must trust him still in the midst of trials.
Patient, persevering faith
Tame your tongue
The ability to speak is a wonderful gift that God gave to us when he made us in his image.
I’ll teach you!
Jesus warned his followers that those who want to help others to see their sins and flaws, need to make sure they do so with the right spirit.
Faith: dead or alive?
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