Sunday May 2,2021

James is writing to dispersed Jews (1:1) and so he will select the most prestigious name to the Jews, Abraham, and his most revered act, sacrificing his son Isaac.

James is going to say that Abraham was justified by works, which is the opposite of what Paul says in Rom 4 and Gal 3.

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2426

Thursday April 29, 2021

Jam 2:18-19

But someone may well say, "You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith [whatever it is] by my works." 19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2425

Wednesday April 28,2021

Last night, we asked the question, why would Abraham sacrifice his son if it were not because of mature faith in the Lord. We asked the same about the apostles.

1Co 4:9-13

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned...

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2424

Tuesday April 27, 2021

God desires that we live the life that He gave us. He is not content for us to hear of it and do nothing; to consent to it and not walk in it; to herald it and not experience it. He desires for us to live free and joyful under the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.

The final sub-section of...

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2423

Sunday April 25,2021

God desires that we live the life that He gave us. He is not content for us to hear of it and do nothing; to consent to it and not walk in it; to herald it and not experience it. He desires for us to live free and joyful under the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.

The final sub-section of 1:21-2:26 is 2:14-26.

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2422

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Dead orthodoxy has always been a danger to the church. It appeals to those who want to hear and not do. But the antidote is a simple one: act upon the word and obey the commands and do the will of God in obedience, having faith in its righteousness and outcome.

The final sub-section of 1:21-2:26 is 2:14-26.

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2421

Wednesday April 21,2021

In the past nine hours of lessons we have studied the first and second chapters of James. To help our understanding of the subject or theme that James was addressing, we also overviewed 1Jo 3:6-9 and Rom 7:14-8:11. The scripture clearly shows that during the age of the church, the believer in Christ is born of God, made new, given righteousness and a divine nature that cannot sin and loves righteousness. The scripture also clearly shows that we can still sin and this is due to the old nature termed the flesh that continues to tempt us. The scripture also tells us that these two natures are not equal. One is of Adam and the other of God. The nature of God, what we are now in our position in Christ, is far more powerful than the old nature, and it can, if we allow it to through...

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2420

Tuesday April 20, 2021

When the Greeks thought about nature, they assumed that it had to be of a certain way that made sense to them. For instance, when they imagined the orbits of planets, they assumed that their orbits were circular because a circle was perfect and symmetrical. Much later, in the West, the Enlightenment scientists took a different approach and sought out what nature was by experiment rather than assuming that it must be what they imagined it to be. Interestingly, many of the contributors to the Enlightenment thought they were removing God, or religion, from...

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2419

Sunday April 18,2021

Jam 1:19-20

This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

These three admonitions are the theme of the epistle: 1) swift to hear, 2) slow to speak, and 3) slow to anger. This is...

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2418

Thursday April 15, 2021

Jam 1:19-20

This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2417