Book of James

I read the book of James in my private Bible reading this week and thought about its statement regarding firstfruits: “Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures” (Jam 1:18). This experience motivated me…

Dr. Tom Nettles describes James’ view of the “last days” and the coming of the Lord in his foreword to my book: “Behold the judge is standing at the door” (James 5:9). I read these verses today and considered seriously the possibility that James, the pastor of Christians in Jerusalem,…

James tells Christians (i.e., the twelve tribes of Israel) to honor the poor (Jas 1:1; 2:1–13). To reinforce his message, he says, “Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those…

In my last post (here), I showed that James considered Christians to be the twelve tribes—the messianic-age “Israel of God” (Gal 6:16). This post will use this identity to make three related points: (1) James wrote with the idea of Israel’s “perfection” in mind; (2) the sufferings he mentions were…

Announcement The Kindle edition of my book, Inmillennialism: Redefining the Last Days, is now available. See it on Amazon by clicking here. ****** This post is the first in a series on James’ letter. I want to show how inmillennialism helps us understand his message, as I’ve done for other New…