How Christians should talk
In each chapter of James, we can see God’s teaching about talking. Starting from chapter 3, we can see the impact of ‘talking’ on our spiritual life and living.
Anchored to Christ
[Hebrew 6:19]:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. [Roman4:21]:21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
Being strong and courageous (iii)
Clothed in holiness and rejecting filth, we are strong and courageous through the Lord
Thriving In A Spiritually Hostile Environment
[Dan:6:] 6 [a]It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over […]
God has spoken
[Hebrews1~2]: 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by […]
Song of Praise
[Romans 16:25-27]: 25 Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, […]
Take root downward, and bear fruit upward
Building a spiritual palace like a living stone (2:1-3) Seeking growth like a baby(2:4-8) Preaching virtue like an envoy(2:9-10) [1 Peter 2:1-10]: 2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted […]
Things above, things earthly
Fix our eyes on God.
The blueprint in God’s heart
Chapter 1 and 2 in Psalm are the prologue to the entire Psalms. In the second chapter, God shows us the blueprint of His grand plan for the anointed one, the people, and the enemy.
Undeserved Grace
Ahab arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him. Despite his depravity, Ahab received God’s mercy and grace because of his humility before God.