Philip Dampier's Blog

Chapter 4, Verse 13 “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’” James appears to be addressing the well to do, the up-and-coming business class and not necessarily the rich. He…

Chapter 4, Verse 12 “There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?” We are not in charge of our brothers and sisters. Their eternal destiny is not our decision. God is the only one who…

Chapter 4, Verse 11 “Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.” It makes…

Double Duty The Jewish nation expected a messiah to free them from their enemies. The Gentile world needed a savior to free them from the promise of death. God saw a world of sin without a savior and sent His Son to eliminate the penalty of sin for both parties.…

Chapter 4, Verse 10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” I don’t think there is much doubt that James is speaking of spiritual things rather than worldly things. James is reflecting on his quote of Proverbs 3:34 in verse six. As was mentioned in that verse it…

The blog will be on vacation for the next week or so. A new story will begin on the first Friday.