Tag: Matthew

  • James and Jesus: Brothers – 6

    Although we took an initial look at the identity of the letter writer in Witness of a Converted Brother, before we ask ourselves about the conclusion of James’ letter, I would like to go back to take a look at the relationship between James and Jesus. James, Bond-servant of his Brother Ἰάκωβος θεοῦ καὶ κυρίου…

    And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. Mark 3:31-32
  • James – Witness of a Converted Brother

    We’ve just looked at testimonies of several witnesses to Jesus, risen in the flesh, in I have Seen the Lord. Here we will take a look at one witness converted by Jesus’ resurrection, James. He frequently spent time with Jesus, heard His preaching, yet his name is not even mentioned in John’s Gospel. Was he…

    James 1:2-3 words meaning count or consider joy
  • Our Lament and Weeping -4- unless You have completely rejected us

    We began by outlining his Lament over Jerusalem and continued with Judgment on Jerusalem and Hope through God’s Mercy, where Jeremiah pleas for mercy based on his own suffering. After the four elegies he described the suffering of God’s people. Terrors of the Besieged City Judah refused to listen to God’s warnings through Jeremiah and…

    stone carving of the prophet Jeremiah reading Bible - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel are major Prophets of the Old Testament