Christ entered the waters so that we can enter into Him in baptism. This concept has powerful implications for how we overcome sin today.

The Nicene Creed may be the most important Christian writing outside the Bible. It is time that we get to know it.

The Nicene Creed may be the most important Christian writing outside the Bible. It is time that we get to know it.

The Nicene Creed may be the most important Christian writing outside the Bible. It is time that we get to know it.

We often stray from the path of Christian wholeness in order to avoid suffering. At the end of his sermon, James urges the church to keep their eyes on the coming of Christ and to plan our lives backward from there. His sermon closes with an admonition to powerful prayer.

At the climax of James' sermon, he accuses many in the church for being double minded and refusing to walk in Christian wholeness. The reason? We are divided by desires.

Christian wholeness includes how we talk. Our tongue often divides us down two separate ways of life.

Can a Christian really be justified by works? Does not Paul say this is impossible and that we are justified by faith alone? In this challenging section of Scripture, we must keep in mind James' goal: to disciple Christian wholeness—a salvation stronger than straw.

James desires whole Christians who are completely committed to Christ. To this end, he urges the church to action, calling Christians to more than a series of doctrines, but to a way of life.

When Christ is raised from the tomb, He claims the nations as King—seizing them from the rule of Caesar and the oppression of demons—and calls His church to establish His reign over them.