As James keeps doing, he wastes no time in making clear that what happens in our minds and hearts on a day-to-day basis is not just about us; It affects how we deal with one another and it affects our relationship with God. He says it bluntly: Giving in to the passions of the flesh sows division amid the church. Indulging those passions makes us enemies with God. But then comes the Gospel. Even if we give in and indulge, our God keeps pursuing us. He keeps loving even when it seems beyond reason or logic.