Verse twelve: Here James is telling the church that His true saints will be severely tried, tested and tempted, and that the result of “enduring to the end” (Mat.10:22) will be to receive the crown of life which Jesus promised to those who love him. Notice in the Matthew reference that salvation will come at the return of […]

Before returning to James’ letter to the converted children of Israel (the church), I want to respond to a news clip I’m sure most of you have seen on t.v. or the internet which has, as they say, “gone viral.” In this segment a man who looks like the world’s concept of Santa Claus has been called to […]

Verses nine-eleven: Here James is comparing two classes of people–rich and poor. In verse nine he echos a statement made by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:4 where he tells church members to allow the “least among you” to judge social matters that arise among church members instead of taking such matters to unbelieving judges within the society’s […]

Verses five-eight– Note again to whom James is writing–“you”–the globally scattered Israelites who, having become servants to the Lord Jesus Christ, today number in the hundreds of millions world-wide and who comprise the vast majority within God’s church. As a rule those in the Institutional Church (Catholicism/Protestantism) do not know that they are Israelites. Having lived among Gentiles for many generations […]

For some time now I have been thinking about teaching another book of the Bible in verse by verse order as I did previously using First John as my subject. I normally teach specific subjects, but at this point I will change my ministry style again in order to explore the Epistle of James. Let us look forward to an examination […]

With rare exception, when a thinker focuses mentally on a single subject, that subject will eventually manifest itself in physical action. Second Life is no exception. Sexual predators fantasize, sometimes for years, extensively about raping females before doing the act. The same is true of serial killers. They are known to daydream about killing people, often […]

Second Life–one of the latest venues in which man is allowed to escape reality and create one of his own–has reached the big time in its relatively short existence. Large corporations such as Adidas, Sony, Dell Computers and Toyota are venturing into it, which indicates the game’s growing popularity. At present, most use the site strictly for advertising, which reveals their opinion of […]

Adam and Eve dreamed about it; their descendants sought for it; modern man demands it. “It” is the perfect life which, translated means MAN IN CHARGE. Man has always wanted to create a world of his own design. Since the original man and woman attained such a world by selling their souls to Satan, their descendants have sought ways […]

Out of each 24 hour day, the normal working person has anywhere from one to eight hours during which he/she can do whatever he/she wants to do. Retired people have much more free time. God commands that we redeem a goodly portion of our free time for the purpose of learning about and communicating with Him. We will all […]

An old expression–“Time is of the essence”–is certainly true in this time-oriented world of scheduled responsibilities. It is even more true in the spiritual realm. Every instant spent in ungodly endeavors is wasted time. The Lord commanded that we show our total love for Him by keeping His Words in our hearts. We are to speak about […]