We need to get
good at living in a culture that's hostile to our faith.
It's getting harder to fit in and just ago along with the trends.
Consider, as one pastor notes... we have now reached the point of decline where we've actually industrialized the genital mutilation of children.
How do you live in a society given to such madness?
The epistle of James provides a lot of help.
Written by the brother of Jesus to the church in its earliest years, James gives us essential guidance for those living in a culture unfriendly
to our values.
And as you look at the themes he covers, you can see this instruction is just what we need now, in our own day...
Because James shows us how -- in a spiritually oppressive culture like ours... we need to:
- learn to endure various kinds of testing
- make a priority of asking God for
wisdom
- be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger
- train ourselves to bridle our tongues
- be
impartial in our relationships
- show forth our faith by our deeds -- not just words
- avoid trusting in riches
- put away jealousy and selfish ambition
- be patient
- and turn back others to the truth
Living in
an age where there is so much to disagree with... and the ongoing temptation to despair or get upset... James shows us how to be a humble yet powerful influence for good.
Let James be a guide to
you.
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