“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” (ESV – Read the chapter)
Do you read the Bible? You obviously do at least a little bit since you’re reading this. Reading the Bible is pretty enormously important, but not by itself, as James makes clear here and throughout his letter. If we do not also “do” the Bible, it has profited us exactly nothing. Read the rest…
“How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. . .I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” (ESV – Read the chapter)
One day when a group of Pharisees were following Jesus and the disciples around in hopes of catching them doing something wrong so they could discredit them, they noticed that the group was not performing the special washing rituals prior to eating that were prescribed in the Talmud. They pounced. Read the rest…
“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.” (ESV)
When we are on our own, our ideas almost always seem great. We can convince ourselves of anything. This does not, however, mean our ideas are always good. In fact, if we are thinking entirely on our own, the likelihood that we are thinking off track runs pretty high. Read the rest…
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