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21 lut 2024 · James reminds us that our faith will be tested, but that these trials can ultimately strengthen our character and deepen our relationship with God. He also cautions against the allure of worldly desires, which can lead us astray and undermine the unity and integrity of the community.
A bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: Knowing that this James was the half-brother of Jesus makes his self-introduction all the more significant. He did not proclaim himself “the brother of Jesus” but only a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
18 lip 2020 · With a systematic approach towards Scripture, considering James, Paul, and even other biblical authors—it can be stated that righteous standing before God makes for a right relationship with God; and a right relationship with God makes for righteous living towards other human beings.
Verse 1. - SALUTATION. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. (On the person who thus describes himself, see the Introduction.) It is noteworthy that he keeps entirely out of sight his natural relationship to our Lord, and styles himself simply "a bond-servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ."
4 sty 2022 · Having a personal relationship with God begins the moment we realize our need for Him, admit we are sinners, and in faith receive Jesus Christ as Savior. God, our heavenly Father, has always desired to be close to us, to have a relationship with us.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
13 lut 2008 · What a relationship with God means is that we are receiving communications from God about himself both through his word and through history. He comes to us in Jesus Christ, in his teaching, in his cross, in his apostles, through his word, and he is speaking to us.
