Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 54th Edition Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our passage today (James 3:3-6) is a continuation of the discussion about speech that we started yesterday. In today’s portion, James has a comparison, which is also a contrast. This form of teaching […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 53rd. Edition. Beloved, The first half of James 3 takes us back to a theme we encountered earlier (1:19, 26). He begins this new section by discouraging us from being too eager to teach (vv. 1-2). Demand for Strictness (v. […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 52nd. Edition. Dear Servants of the King, We saw in James 2:14-19 that faith produces transformation, without which, our faith is no different from that of the demons. We see in today’s passage (vv. 20-26) that faith is demonstrated […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 51st. Edition. Dear Saints, Today we begin a controversial but important section of James’ letter – the dialectic between faith and works. Because this has been misunderstood and misrepresented so often, it is my hope that we can clarify […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 50th. Edition. Dear Bondservants of God, The second part of James’ teaching on partiality (2:8-13) is our focus today. The Unchanging Law (vv. 8-9). James brings in the “royal law” in His argument. Royal could mean noble in nature, or […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 49th. Edition. Dear People whose Names Are Written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, Today we start on James chapter 2. Verses 1-13 are one long section, developing from Condemnation of partiality (vv. 1-7), into the Completeness of God’s […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 48th. Edition. Dear Chosen Generation, Yesterday we saw in James 1:22-25, the need to be doers of the word. Today we look at verses 26-27. In this portion, James says true religion is marked by three things: Bridling the tongue […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 47th. Edition. Dear Partakers of the Divine Nature, Welcome to our continuing meditations in the letter of James. Today we are in 1:22-25. In this section, James contrasts two approaches to the word of God: Self Deception (vv. 22-24). […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 46th. Edition. Dear Saints, Yesterday, James 1:17-18 assured us of the goodness of God. Today we look at self-control as it relates to our perception of the attitudes of others in verses 19-21. Be Swift to hear (v. 19a). True listening […]
Pastor Chris’ Corona Quarantine Epistles to the Flock of AIC Ngong Road, in Dispersion and Isolation. 45th. Edition. Dear Pilgrims of the Dispersion, Yesterday, James 1:13-16 warned us against attributing temptation to God, because God is good by nature and cannot be tempted by, or tempt anyone with evil. We look today at the generous […]