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Archive for August, 2006

13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit” ———————- Okay, so the merchants are laying out a business plan, right? What’s wrong with that? I mean, we all plan for the future. We all [...]

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Boasting About Tomorrow 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit” 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a [...]

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Now, before we talk about the passage, some things should be clear… Within the direct context of this portion of James, I think we have the best warrant to say that James transitions into primarily addressing people in the Church. He’s not talking to people ignorant about Christ or the ways of God. James’ letter [...]

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What is repentance?

How often do we come to God expecting Him to forgive and so we don’t recognize our sin and take the great gift of forgiveness for granted? How do you ask for forgiveness? What is repentance? remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin J. I. Packer “Repentance is a fruit of faith, which is [...]

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