Since James is the likely the oldest writing of the New Testament, it appears from James 4:1-17 that church conflicts have been around almost as long as the Christian church has existed. Instead of treating fights as a normal part of church life, this text exposes their causes and provides the solution. Some of the words are blunt, but they are necessary to drive us to God’s grace, which is greater than all our sin.
Because Acts 25 shows us that things aren't always as they seem, we need to walk by faith and not by sight.
The imprecatory (cursing) psalms point to the triumph of God’s justice through judgment or salvation.
The rejection of Jesus by many Israelites is God‘s plan for the salvation of the nations, and even of Israel itself.
