October 6 James 3:1-12 (ESV) Taming the Tongue 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 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 [...]
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October 6 James 3:1-12
Posted: October 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, James, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, James, October 6 James 3:1-12, October Bible Readings, Scripture
Faith Alone Does Not Remain Alone
Posted: October 5, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, James, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Faith Alone Does Not Remain Alone, Faith That Works, October 5 James 2:14-26, Paul, Scripture
From the conclusion of John Piper’s sermon, “Does James Contradict Paul?” When Paul teaches in Romans 4:5 that we are justified by faith alone, he means that the only thing that unites us to Christ for righteousness is dependence on Christ. When James says in James 2:24 that we are not justified by faith alone he [...]
October 5 James 2:14-26
Posted: October 5, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Devotionals/Commentaries, James, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, James, October 5 James 2:14-26, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 5 James 2:14-26 (ESV) Faith Without Works Is Dead 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, [...]
Taste and Treasure Mercy
Posted: October 4, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, James, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, James, October 2 James 1:12-18, partiality, Scripture, Taste and Treasure Mercy
John Piper helps us understand James 2:1-13 I see seven reasons that James gives for why we should not show partiality… 1. Verse 1: Partiality contradicts faith in Jesus Christ as the Lord of glory. 2. Verses 2-4: Partiality reveals a judging heart and behind it evil thinking. 3. Verse 5: Partiality to the rich [...]
October 4 James 2:1-13
Posted: October 4, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, James, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, James, October 4 James 2:1-13, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 4 James 2:1-13 (ESV) The Sin of Partiality 2:1 My brothers, [1] show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if [...]
Piper: If you treat the word of God like your kidneys, you are making a big mistake.
Posted: October 3, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, James, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, James, Piper: If you treat the word of God like your kidneys you are making a big mistake., Scripture
James 1:21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. John Piper, in a sermon, “Receive With Meekness the Implanted Word” Receive it—this implanted word. In other words, if you treat the word of God like your kidneys, you are making [...]
October 3 James 1:19-27
Posted: October 3, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, James, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, James, October 3 James 1:19-27, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 3 James 1:19-27 (ESV) Hearing and Doing the Word 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, [...]
October 2 James 1:12-18
Posted: October 2, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, James, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, James, October 2 James 1:12-18, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 2 James 1:12-18 (ESV) 12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be [...]
Taming the Tongue
Posted: October 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, James, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, James, Needed: Makeover of the Mouth, Scripture, taming the tongue
Pastor Steven Cole: On a windswept hill in an English country churchyard stands a drab, gray slate tombstone. The faint etchings read: Beneath this stone, a lump of clay, lies Arabella Young, Who, on the twenty-fourth of May, began to hold her tongue. Let’s hope that we learn what that woman never did, to tame the tongue! [...]