James 1:1-8
How to Profit from Trials
James 1:5-8
How to Deal with Trials
James 1:9-18
Loving God In Spite of Circumstances
James 1:12-18
Loving God In Spite of Trials
James 1:19-27
Qualities Needed in Trials
James 1:26-27
Doers - Not Hearers Only
James 2:1-9
Beware of Personal Favorites
James 2:10-18
Faith is Proved by Love
James 2:19-26
Faith is Proved by Works
James 3:1-8
The Tongue that Needs Tamed
James 3:9-18
The Lips Need to Bear Spiritual Fruit
James 3:13-18
Heavenly Verses Demonic Wisdom
James 4:1-6
Pride Promotes Strife
James 4:7-10
Humility Cures Worldliness
James 4:11-17
Don’t Boast about Tomorrow
James 5:1-6
Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged
Humility Cures Worldliness
James 4:7–10
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The fighting Irish of Notre Dame playing on their own home court had the audacity to whip the Bruins of UCLA. Digger Phelps, the coach of that Notre Dame team said, “The victory is sweet but unfortunately in a short period of time we will have to go to Pauley Pavilion an … More
It is easy to find ourselves telling God what we want Him to do and then get angry at Him if He doesn’t do it. James now gives seven steps for victory in this warfare.
If we follow these instructions we will not be at war with God, ourselves or others. The key to this victory is submission to God (v. 7a). This submission involves purity of mind and purity of heart (v.8b). However, anyone who wants to be submissive to God must of necessity resist the devil (v. 7b). The promise is that if we resist the devil, he will flee from us (v. 7b).
Application
Dr. A.W. Tozer wrote: “The more I am like God the nearer I will be to God. Suppose I am sitting in my living room with a Siamese cat on my lap and my wife is several feet away in the kitchen; yet I am nearer to my wife than the cat because the cat is not like me.” Am I more like God now than I was six months ago?
James 4:7-10 (English Standard Version)
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