Western society has recently become sensitive to discrimination based on race, nationality, sex, age, appearance, etc. However, discrimination is not new. In fact, James 2:1-13 focuses on the contradiction between having faith in Jesus and treating other people with partiality based on their status. It turns out that the antidote for such partiality is God’s mercy.
During three weeks, we will look at Matthew 6:1-18, moving from the outside toward the Lord’s Prayer in the middle. First we considered Jesus’...
In James 1:9-18, the author continues to urge us to have a biblical perspective on the difficult and the good things in life, including...
In all times, and especially during a pandemic or persecution, it is better for churches to focus on making disciples, not on building and...