James 4:5 is one of the hardest verses to translate in the New Testament. What makes it so challenging and what does the verse really mean? While it is hard to have total certainty, we can at least begin to move toward some solutions. And maybe our exercise here will help us think more critically and (we hope!) accurately regarding other passages in the future.
"Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?" (James 4:5 NIV)
How Will Gentiles Be Included in the Restored, True Israel?
Final Judgment in the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, 47-50
Should Christians Attend LGBTQ 'Weddings'? | An Earnest Response to Alistair Begg
The Double-Edged Purpose of Parables | Matthew 13:10-17, 34-35, 51-52
Biblical Counseling | Week 5
How the New Covenant is Better than the Old
The Parable of the Four Soils | Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Biblical Counseling | Week 4
The New Covenant in the Old Testament
Return of a Demonic Spirit: The Evil of an Empty Religious Life | Matthew 12:38-50
Biblical Counseling | Week 3
The Davidic Covenant: A 50 Minute Overview
By Your Words You Will Be Justified or Condemned | Matthew 12:33-37
Biblical Counseling | Week 2
WCA Chapel: Shine in Culture | Philippians 2:12-18
The Mosaic Covenant in Deuteronomy
The The Unforgivable Sin: Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit | Matthew 12:22-32
Biblical Counseling | Week 1
An Overview of Deuteronomy
He Will Not Break a Bruised Reed | Matthew 12:15-21
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