How to Love Life and See Good Days – 1 Peter 3
‘For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.’ —
Why We Don’t Desire the Word – 1 Peter 2
‘Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord
Joy Unspeakable – 1 Peter 1
‘Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:’ — 1 Peter 1:8 The people Peter wrote to were under great pressure. They were
A Warning to the Rich – James 5
‘Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.’ — James 5:1–2 Rich people are always those who have more than us! Or
Wars and Fightings – James 4
‘From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?’ — James 4:1 Christians can be responsible for very ugly behaviour. Proof of this is seen in James 4:1-6.
Taming the Tongue – James 3
‘Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!’ — James 3:5 In chapter three, James deals with another seemingly unimportant issue in the Christian life that is
Respect of Persons – James 2
‘My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.’ — James 2:1 All of us like to think of ourselves as fair and impartial, but prejudice must be an issue
How to Be Joyful In Trials – James 1
‘My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;’ — James 1:2 None of us likes trials or looks forward to them. Yet God’s Word instructs us to consider it a joy when we fall into many
Seeking a City to Come – Hebrews 13
‘For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.’ — Hebrews 13:14 Jesus suffered outside of Jerusalem in an unholy place. He became a reproach for us. As His followers, we should be willing to take
Run With Patience – Hebrews 12
‘Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set