James 4:8 – Just Stop It!
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James 4:8 – Just Stop It!

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Things were not going well for Jacob the Patriarch. A chain of disgraceful events, culminating in violation of his daughter and the revenge killing of the male population of an entire city by…

James 4:2 – “Murder”, He Wrote
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James 4:2 – “Murder”, He Wrote

You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. This second verse of chapter four continues on the theme of conflict among the brethren that James began in the previous verse. But before we dive into that,…

James 3:16 – The “Aloadae” of the Local Church
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James 3:16 – The “Aloadae” of the Local Church

For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. In Greek mythology the story is told of twin giants, named Otus and Ephialtes. Together they were called the “Aloadae”, after their father, Aloeus. These two enormous brothers were ambitious and aggressive. At one point they even tried to storm Mount Olympus…