Here are some sound bytes from an audio message I gave years ago based on a certain Greek word in the New Testament that summarizes how Christians should act in society. I’m reintroducing it because I think this quality is more necessary today than ever. Please give it a listen and see if the Spirit …
James on Justice (An Appeal for Classless Christianity) James 5:7-20
These few highlights are from our concluding podcast message on the epistle of James. If you’ve followed these 8 or 9 teachings, you’ve already heard me say that James, the half-brother of Jesus, had a very specific theme in mind when he wrote, a class-less Christianity. In his last chapter, he pulled out all the …
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James on Justice (An Appeal for Classless Christianity) James 5:1-6
Here we are finally in the last chapter of James making a slow descent toward the runway to land this thing. We’ll be taking just the first half of chapter 5 today and finishing up next time. As I’ve been saying all along, James’ letter addresses and undresses classism, the idea and lifestyle that one …
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James on Justice (An Appeal for Classless Christianity) James 4:1-17
This is the 7th in a series of posts on the epistle of James. I put the highlights here in the blog and then unpack it in my podcast. I encourage you to listen to it in order to connect the dots and get the meat of the teaching. A lot of Christians seem to …
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James on Justice (An Appeal for Classless Christianity) James 3:1-18
We’re doing a commentary through James’ Epistle with an emphasis on justice and the kind of Christianity that treats everyone the same––a “Classless Christianity.” I put the highlights here in the blog and then unpack it in my podcast. I encourage you to listen to it in order to connect the dots. James was intolerant …
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