Worldliness in the Church

James 4: 1-5Worldliness in the Church If you have your Bibles I would invite you to turn with me to James chapter 4. We've been working through this great book for a number of weeks now. We've seen how James deals with the always relevant subject of the Christian's response to trials in James chapter 1. We also seen how he defines true religion at the end of James chapter 1 from verses 19 — 27, and especially in that 3 point summary in James 1:26 and 27, where he reminds us of some of the essential evidences of true religion, how we show our love tangibly to Christians in need, and how we keep ourselves unstained from the world and worldliness around us. He begins to work out those three things in the rest of the book in James chapter 2, as he talks about the believer in…

The Christian Attitude/The Wordly Attitude

James 4:6-10The Christian Attitude/The Worldly Attitude If you have your bibles I invite you to turn with me to James chapter 4. Since James began to talk about heavenly wisdom towards the end of James chapter 3 he has been slowly turning our attention to the issue of worldliness. Worldliness is a tremendous challenge. It's always a challenge for the Christian church, when the church dwells in a peaceful and prosperous setting and is in some measure identified with, and admired by, and takes a leadership role in the culture in which it finds itself . And that means that worldliness is an issue for us in various ways. We ourselves are relatively prosperous. We dwell in the most prosperous nation in the world, in the greatest time of prosperity the last three years, the stock market not…

Worldly Speaking and Christian Speaking

James 4:11-17Worldly Speaking and Christian Speaking If you have your bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to James chapter 4.As we've worked through this very practical book, we noted that in James 1: 26 & 27 James actually gives us a three-point key to some of the important topics that he addresses for the rest of the book. He deals with the issue of worldliness in that passage he also talks about our speech and about our care for those who are in need…Let's hear God's Word: 11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But…

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