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.
From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their...
At the beginning of Ruth 3, Naomi took matters into her own hands to secure a husband for Ruth. Her plan was risky, but...
The ideal king’s marriage to the ideal bride not only teaches us about marriage but also about the relationship between God and his people.