Tag Archives: Works
We humans have a notorious knack for minimizing our faults. We know we should behave better than we do but rather than appealing to a higher standard we use our fellow-man as a yardstick. Acutely aware of our own faults we temper our disappointment by scrutinizing the behavior of our neighbor and concluding we aren’t so bad…..
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only… (James 1: 22)
One of the more controversial issues in the church is the faith versus works debate. I believe the book of James is quite helpful in this regard because it points out that our salvation should be evident by the way our faith works…..
Many of you are familiar with the Disneyland ride, Pirates of the Caribbean. The ride begins with a leisurely float through a calm blue bayou only to be interrupted by a talking skull who warns you of the perilous journey ahead and concludes with the haunting benediction that dead men tell no tales. I would argue that the book of…..
