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.
After the Covenant of Works/Life resulted in failure and death for humans, God dealt with them on the basis of his grace, or free...
After God used Philip to save many Samaritans, he sent him to evangelize one who had come from the ends of the Earth.
The opening of Luke's narrative about Jesus helps us know for certain the things we have learned about Jesus.