United In Christ (1-5) Paul’s joy is complete (v2) when he sees the Church of Christ is united in Christ (v1). What is the meaning of united in Christ? It is when all believers think like Christ, with the love of Christ, are one in spirit, have their purpose in Christ, and have the attitude … Read more
The church in Philippi Paul responded to the vision of Philippi and went to Philippi on his second missionary trip (Act 16:10). Paul preached the gospel to Lydia and her family and the Philippian jailer and his family. They responded to the gospel (Acts 16:33) and was baptized, that was the beginning of the church … Read more
Authors Paul and Timothy Recipients All the saints, overseers and deacons. These are the members of a local church. Thanksgiving and Prayers (v1-11) v3: how often do we remember other believers in our prayers? v3: Do you thank God in your prayers? Or do you just know how to ask God for things? v4: There … Read more
Warning to the Rich (v1-6) v1: Notice James used “you rich people” instead of “dear brothers” as in the rest of the epistle. His stern tone has continued from chapter 4 to chapter 5. v2: All of our earthly material treasures will one day corrode and vanished. v3: James especially rebuke rich people that didn’t … Read more
Three Enemies that Prevent Us to be matured in Christ (v1-12) v5: This is a very difficult verse to understand, because it is not obvious whether James was referring to the “Holy Spirit” or our own “spirit”, and not obvious whether he was referring “envies” as in good envies, or bad envies. My take is … Read more
