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Pure and Undefiled Religion

September 15, 2024 • James 1:27

1.    Sacrificial Care for the Orphan

·       Christ has sacrificed to visit us (Luke 1:68 & 7:16)




·       God cares for the orphan (Ex. 22:22, Deut. 10:18, John 14:18)




·       God compels His people to display sacrificial care for the fatherless




2.    Sacrificial Care for the Widow

·       God cares for the widow (Ex. 22:22, Deut. 10:18)




·       God will take away death and sorrow (Rev. 21:4)




·       God compels His people to display sacrificial care for the widow.





3.    Sacrificial Care for the World

·       God cares for the world (John 3:16)





·       Rather than removing Himself to remain unstained, Christ brings purification (Heb. 9:13-14)





·       God compels His people to engage the world in the way He has modeled in the Gospel (John 17:16-19)