Jesus didn’t die to make us happy. He died because He loved us so much that He didn’t want us to suffer from the consequences of our sin. Sadly, many of our churches have become clearing houses for therapy literature rather than hospitals for sinners. Trying to be PC, the church often transforms the Bible into a self-help book written…..
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing……