by MJR | Mar 4, 2021 | James
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. – John 14:13-14 You may hear it called the prosperity gospel, health and wealth gospel, or the gospel of success, and much...
by MJR | Mar 3, 2021 | James
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from...
by MJR | Mar 2, 2021 | James
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it, we bless our Lord and Father, and with it, we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things...
by MJR | Mar 1, 2021 | James
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire...
by MJR | Feb 26, 2021 | James
And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven...
by MJR | Feb 25, 2021 | James
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. – James 3:1 Recently, yet another prominent Christian leader was found to have been living a double life for years. His failure impacts a...