Lesson 11 James 4:4-10 4 You adulterous people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell… Continue reading James Lesson 11- Chapter 4:4-10
Job 13:13 Hold your silence for me and I shall speak, Then let come on me what may. I know this is out of sequence and it may be a little rough as I am not taking a day or so to read it again, but… Not that it really is the topic,… Continue reading Study of Job 13:13 – Unsung Hero – Go see it!
James Lesson 10 – 4:1-3 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet, but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask… Continue reading James Lesson 10 – Chapter 4:1-3
Job 13:4 You, however, whitewash with lies, Mounte Banks (False healers), every one of you. Cheez-it just walked past. He often walks the house looking for some escape from the noise of the yard guys when they come. Once a week, I too wish we had done something to make the house better… Continue reading Study of Job 13:4 – Abiding
Job 13:3 Yet I wish to speak with the Almighty, I desire to reason with God. One of my favorite visions is of one of our past youth pastors holding up his Bible and proclaiming that when he found something he did not agree with, he would change his opinion. I liken this… Continue reading Study of Job 13:3 – Reasoning
Job 13:2 Everything you know, I know also, I am no less than you. In my memory, I find not so much arrogance in these words of Job, but a reference to fact and a counter to the unfounded arrogance of his friends. The breadth and depth of my lack brings me humor… Continue reading Study of Job 13:2 – Arrogance?
Job 13:1 Behold, my eyes have seen everything, My ears have heard, and I comprehend it all. My first thought on reading this again was the arrogance. This statement is only a possibility for God. I once wanted to know everything, but always knew it was not possible. My life is full of… Continue reading Study of Job 13:1 – Nothing?
Lesson 9 James 3:5-12 5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course… Continue reading James Lesson 9 – 3:5-12 – Duplicity
Lesson 8 James 3:1-4 3 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. 3 When we put… Continue reading James Lesson 8 – 3:1-4 –