James 1:14-27, Deuteronomy 10:16-18
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Read the 1st chapter of James to help us all understand how we can have a more "christlike" attitude. James had experienced Jesus for 30 years and realized that Jesus was who he sais he was. As Jesus' brother, James knew him in a special way. Their close relationship allows us to learn a lot about who Jesus really was and is.
James tells us that we must understand that Salvation is not about what we do, but about what God did for us. We simply, can't be good enough. The more we trust God the stronger our Faith becomes. Faith is like endurance, it is built up over time. Always remember to trust God over man. Our choice is either to be "born again" or death. Without Faith, death is the ultimate seperation from God.
In verse 19, James gives a good method of living. He says that we need to be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. However, James is quick to point out that we should all be doers of God's word rather than just hearers.
It is often easy to fool a lot of people into believing that you are someone that you are not. It is not easy to fool yourself. Be true to yourself and realize that actions and words are important. To be a pure Christian , we must give out of an open heart, not because of what you expect in return. We must control our tongue and we must take care of those in need.
In Deuteronomy, we learn more about the expectations that God has for us. To keep ourselves unstained we must live in this world, but we don't have to be like everyone else.
Read the 1st chapter of James to help us all understand how we can have a more "christlike" attitude. James had experienced Jesus for 30 years and realized that Jesus was who he sais he was. As Jesus' brother, James knew him in a special way. Their close relationship allows us to learn a lot about who Jesus really was and is.
James tells us that we must understand that Salvation is not about what we do, but about what God did for us. We simply, can't be good enough. The more we trust God the stronger our Faith becomes. Faith is like endurance, it is built up over time. Always remember to trust God over man. Our choice is either to be "born again" or death. Without Faith, death is the ultimate seperation from God.
In verse 19, James gives a good method of living. He says that we need to be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. However, James is quick to point out that we should all be doers of God's word rather than just hearers.
It is often easy to fool a lot of people into believing that you are someone that you are not. It is not easy to fool yourself. Be true to yourself and realize that actions and words are important. To be a pure Christian , we must give out of an open heart, not because of what you expect in return. We must control our tongue and we must take care of those in need.
In Deuteronomy, we learn more about the expectations that God has for us. To keep ourselves unstained we must live in this world, but we don't have to be like everyone else.
