slow to anger; (James 1:19d) Injustices surround us in this wicked world, filled with imperfect people, who lean toward sin and are mentally bent toward evil. Yet, James counsels us to work in harmony with Scripture and prayer to keep... Continue Reading →
FACE YOUR DOUBTS Matthew 14:31 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 31 Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” We can draw comfort from the fact that... Continue Reading →
As some Christians have been studying their King James Version and comparing it to other modern translations, they have discovered that in the King James Version there are verses that these other translators removed, such as our Luke 17:36 under... Continue Reading →
James 1:19c Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 19 slow to speak Slow to speak means that we should ponder what we are going to say. (Prov. 15:28; 16:23) This certainly does not mean that we can never speak. We are to proclaim... Continue Reading →
LISTEN PATIENTLY AND SYMPATHETICALLY James 1:19b Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 19 let every man be quick to hear, Just as ‘knowing’ in yesterdays Daily Devotional blog (1:19a Know this, my beloved brothers) was suggestive of action, so too, “hearing” is suggesting obedience. (John... Continue Reading →
DO YOU ALWAYS GET THE POINT? James 1:19a Know this, my beloved brothers James says know this, which is a reference to the fact that these Christians are “a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” ‘Knowing this’ is suggestive of action not so... Continue Reading →
This author actually follows the current affairs and politics all day, seven days a week as he works online. Andrews watches Fox News predominately but he also watches the liberal news like MSNBC and CNN to see what the other... Continue Reading →
HOW STRONG IS YOUR FAITH? James 2:26 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 26 For as the body apart from the spirit[22] is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. When a person (a soul) dies (beyond clinical death), there is no... Continue Reading →
She Was “Justified By Works” James 2:25 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? In the same manner... Continue Reading →
