Last week we took verses 17, 18 and demonstrated that James is using ‘New Creation’ language here.
 
James 1:17-18 7 Every good gift and every perfect [...]

Last week, you heard my gripes with the commentators and how they did not want to dig a little deeper concerning the images and phrases, [...]

James 1:12-18 2 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of [...]

Review:
Last week we looked at four things:
 
1.      Sufferings
2.      The Faith
3.      Eschatological Joy
4.      Wisdom
 
1.      We concluded that the sufferings of the early church were unique to [...]

James 1:1-8 James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! 2 All [...]

Quickly, let’s review what we went over two weeks ago. We talked about the idea of framework. We defined framework as:
 
1 a : a basic [...]

Review from Last Week:
 
Last week I had shared briefly that one of the things I hope to accomplish in our Sunday meeting is to be [...]

Some of the books I will be reading as I study are basically anything I can get my hands on. – Calvin’s Commentary; The New [...]