James 3:1-4 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. James warns of the risk of becoming a teacher. The teacher who doesn’t measure up to what he or she professes to believe can do more harm than the blatant sinner who makes no bones about sinning. Furthermore, teachers who teach false doctrine are dangerous. James tells us that teachers in general will be judged more strictly
Proverbs 15:1-4 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. I have Proverbs 15:1 attached to a magnet on my refrigerator. My daughter gave it to me when she was young and reminded me of it every now and then when her father and I would get into yet another round of squabbles. It is so hard to remember to give a gentle answer when you are
James 1 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. The book of James was written not by the James in Jesus’ Twelve Disciples, but by James, the brother of Jesus. James was writing to the “twelve tribes scattered among the nations.” I interpret this to mean the Christian Jews (the twelve tribes) who had scattered among other nations because they were being persecuted for their Christian
Matthew 6 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. As I read this chapter the same message seemed to come to me over and over… It isn’t about me – it is all about Jesus Christ. We must not fast and pray to be seen by men because it isn’t about us, and we will never steal Jesus’ glory. Our possessions shouldn’t be hoarded for our
Matthew 6:19-21 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. What do you value most in life? What is it in your life that compels you into action? What would you go to great lengths to protect or preserve? Do you invest time in something or someone to see it develop and grow? What occupies your mind and/or keeps you awake at night? If we ask ourselves