In the practical epistle that is the book of James, James teaches us some important lessons about the future, the brevity of life, and the sovereignty of God. James 4:13–15 (ESV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and […]

It is better to learn some things sooner rather than later.  This is the case with the fact that we cannot tame our tongues. James 3:7–8 (ESV) 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can […]

In these verses before us, James is dealing with a critical issue…the nature of law.  The reason he is doing this is because some brethren confuse law as being made up of unconnected rules and regulations.  Taking this view lends itself to the conclusion that some rules in a given law are unimportant and can […]

The book of James is one of the most practical books in the Bible.  This week I want us to consider a lesson from each one of its chapters. Let us begin with James’ exhortation to be doers and not just hearers of the word. James 1:22–25 (ESV) 22 But be doers of the word, […]

The devil’s will is the opposite of God’s.  We know that God does not want any man to perish (2 Peter 3:9), so it is obvious that Satan wants as many people to perish as possible. Since this is the devil’s will, the last thing he wants is for us to be active in helping […]

Satan wants all Christians to forsake the assembling of the saints as often as possible.  Why?  Because he knows that God does not want us to, having commanded us not to do it. Hebrews 10:25 (ESV) 25  Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the […]

The devil, no doubt, is a good Bible student.  His success depends on him getting us to, in some way, violate the will of God. To accomplish this, he has to know the will of God, something that can only be found in the Word of God. A part of this Word includes letters from […]

The devil’s desire for us to neglect God’s Word.  He not only wants us to neglect doing it, resulting in disobedience, but he wants us to neglect to study it.  Why?  Because he knows the power of God’s Word.  He understands that it is the primary source of faith. Romans 10:17 (ESV) 17 So faith […]

Satan’s ultimate goal is to get as many people as possible to neglect obeying God.  He knows that only those who obey God will make it to heaven.  Everybody else will be with him in a place called hell prepared for him and his angels (Matthew 25:41). The importance of obeying God is seen in […]