We are at risk of thinking less of the destructive sin and practice of slamming people—slandering, backbiting, gossiping, belittling, defaming, and the like.

The Christian life is a forward-facing life; it is a victorious celebration and experience of living in the presence of God gloriously and eternally.

Today’s church needs to have such confidence and faith in Christ and his sovereign work in our daily lives. We need to focus on our mission and Christ’s return.

The Epistle of James is a series of tests—tests that reveal whether our salvation is genuine or merely an unwarranted claim. James 4:1-6 is a test of authentic salvation, evidenced by our friendship with the world or Jesus.

The world is desperate for people with wisdom and understanding. God has provided such people through his church.

We need to recognize our need to be made new in Jesus Christ. Every person needs to be made new in Jesus. In each of us, the work of Christ needs to be evident as he purifies hearts and sanctifies mouths.

Jeremiah prophesied in a day where people were putting their confidence in the world. Just like today and at every point in human history, those who were trusting in man were being failed by the very things they had put their confidence in. They were...

Genuine salvation is by grace through faith, and it is evident by transformed living—turning from sin and to righteousness.

Jesus saves us from judgment and bondage to sin, including racism, discrimination, and partiality, and he demands that we live authentic faithful lives.

The anchor for living unbiased is found in the phrase, as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. If you pull that anchor—faith and submission to the lordship of Christ—then you’ll quickly drift in belief, values, words, and actions.