Loading…

James: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

In a world where image is everything, the Epistle of James calls Christians to “get real!” Author J. Michael Walters echoes James’s cry that “virtual spirituality” cannot sustain authentic faith. The call to “true religion,” as Walters labels it, is a call to arms for every disciple of our day. Walters reminds us that few aspects of the human experience are as prone to being phony as is...

Galatians also shows the powerfully negative side of such desire: “For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want” (Gal. 5:17). Note that the result of this desire is conflict and confusion about what is truly desired! Paul’s words here are strangely akin to those of James. The problem of desire hearkens back to James 1 where the author warned his readers
Page 141
Buy this book at Logos.com