We are currently in the middle of a 10 week course on manhood according to the Bible. Our last post from this series listed the skeleton of the entire course. This week, we want to lay out the details of the first archetype of biblical manhood: man as king. Men are rulers: As image-bearers of …
More →For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. James 3:16-17 Most of us don’t roll out of bed every morning to a life free from …
More →Two Kinds of Gossip There are two ways to gossip. We can gossip with things we say or with things we listen to other people say. Both are participating in gossip. But the Bible does not forbid talking about other people. There are numerous instances in the New Testament where people are called out by name because their …
More →Last week we started Men’s Leadership Training, a 10-week course on how men can be better men. The objective is for us, as men, to see ourselves in light of who God has made us, how sin has messed us up, and how Jesus restores us. Here is an overview of the course, a roadmap …
More →(2) For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. (8) But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:2, 8 Most of us don’t …
More →There is an apparent contradiction between two verses in the Bible. James says, “A person is justified by works and not by faith alone” (James 2:24). Paul says, “One is justified by faith apart from works of the law” (Romans 3:28). Although they appear contradictory on the surface, a closer examination of how James and …
More →So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! James 2:17,19 Cramming thoughts on James 2:17 into a 400-word blog post (or a 50 minute sermon for that matter) is like shoehorning an elephant into a matchbox. …
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