James: Lesson 2 Book’s Theme and Faith’s Response Read James 1:9-11 – James tells the rich man to exalt in his humiliation. What is the source of this humiliation? […]
James, Lesson 1: Introduction and Theme
James: Lesson 1 Introduction and Theme Among the books of the New Testament, James has suffered much because it was one of the disputed books of the New Testament. It […]
Bible Study on James to Begin
On Thursday, May 3rd, at 2:00 PM, our Pastor will begin the season’s midweek class, starting with the book of James. Lutherans often find James to be a puzzling book. […]
Faith and Works from Clement of Rome
The Greek word for “justify,” dikiao, has a couple of meanings. It can mean “declare and make righteousness” but also “show to be righteous.” In Romans 3:28, Paul used “justify” […]
Sts. Philip and James, Apostles: John 14:1-14
How strange, how strange in so many ways. It’s Easter and, yet, we find ourselves back in Lent. We find ourselves again on Thursday, the night of Jesus’ betrayal. It […]