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.
In John 12:27-50, we have Jesus’ final appeal to the world before spending his final days focused on his disciples. After explaining the meaning...
With parables and warnings, Jesus told everyone in his day and ours to be ready for the coming of the Son of Man.
At first glance, it looked like Matthew made a big mistake in his genealogy of Jesus by placing him in the line of David,...