Teachers need to control their tongueverses 1-2
My brethren – be not many masters
knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation
FOR in many things we offend all
IF any man offend not in word – the same is a perfect man
and able also to bridle the whole body
Illustrations of controlling bodyverses 3-6
BEHOLD – … Read More
Respect of person is sinverses 1-13
My brethren – have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord of glory – with respect of persons
FOR if there come to your assembly a man with a gold ring
in goodly apparel – and there come in also
a poor man in vile raiment
and you have respect … Read More
Readers of the letterverse 1
James – a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ
to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad
GREETING
Endurance necessary for the Christian lifeverses 2-4
My brethren – count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations
knowing this – that the trying of your faith works patience
but … Read More
Public life of a Christianverses 1-3
Let brotherly love continue
be not forgetful to entertain strangers
for thereby some have entertained angels unawares
Remember them that are in bonds – as bound with them
and them which suffer adversity
as being yourselves also in the body
Private life of a Christianverses 4-6
Marriage is honorable in all and … Read More
Run the race with Jesusverses 1-3
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with
so great a cloud of witnesses – let us lay aside every weight
and the sin which doth so easily beset us
and let us run with patience the race that is set before us
looking unto Jesus the author
and finisher of our FAITH… Read More
Faith starts with a Creator Godverses 1-3
Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for
the evidence of things not seen
FOR by it the elders obtained a good report
though FAITH we understand that the worlds were framed
by the word of God – so that things which are seen were
not made of things which do … Read More
Law a shadow of things to comeverses 1-6
For the law having a shadow of good things to come
and not the very image of the things
can never with those sacrifices which they offered
year by year continually make the comers
there to PERFECT
For then would they not have ceased to be offered?
BECAUSE that the worshiper… Read More
First tabernacleverses 1-10
Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service
a worldly sanctuary
For there was a tabernacle made
the first – wherein was the candlestick – table – showbread
which is called the sanctuary
AND after the second veil
the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all
which had the
golden censer
ark … Read More
Pattern of Christ to a better covenantverses 1-6
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the SUM
We have such a high priest
WHO is set on the right hand of the
throne of the Majesty in the heavens
A minister of the sanctuary – and of true tabernacle
which the Lord pitched – and not … Read More
Abraham meets Melchisedekverses 1-3
For this Melchisedek – King of Salem – priest of the most high God
who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings
and blessed him
To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all
first being by interpretation – King of righteousness
and after that also King of Salem
which is – … Read More