James
A Visible Faith
A Community of Peace and Humility (James 3:13-18; 4:1-12)
May 21, 2023 • Brad Jones • James 4:1–12, James 3:13–18
When we have disordered loves, we make even good things into ultimate things, which is idolatry. This produces selfish ambition and dissension. Rightly ordered love leads to peace in life.
Faith and Action (James 2:14-26)
May 7, 2023 • Brad Jones • James 2:14–26
In James 2, the author says that true faith produces the fruit of love in our lives toward God and people. Philipp Melanchthon, who was the protégé of Martin Luther, put it perfectly - “We’re saved by faith alone, but not by a faith that remains alone.”