“DRAW NIGH TO GOD”
James 4:1
The Apostle returns to “the jealousy and faction” of the previous
chapter, James 3:14, and says that these evils are traceable to
_lust_, that is, to inordinate desire. The restless inward war is the
prolific parent of failure in speech and act. If we would pray more
a... [ Continue Reading ]
“IF THE LORD WILL”
James 4:11
When we speak evil of another, we usurp the functions of the only
lawgiver and judge. If that other is endeavoring to model his life by
the law, to speak evil of him is to question not his action alone, but
the law he is trying to observe. Let us turn the light in upo... [ Continue Reading ]