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Hungry Babies

Craving pure spiritual milk is what we should see when someone is really born again into the new life of Christ. When we are born again, we naturally hunger to be filled with the things of Jesus! To continue Peter’s food/eating analogy, it is clear that malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander will spoil our appetite for real nourishment. S t r e a m i n g L i c e n s e C S P L 0 8 5 0 6 4 g L i c e n s e C S P L 0 8 5 0 6 4

Therefore...

In the first part of chapter 1, we see that we have been chosen by God, selected for salvation for the purpose of obedience to Jesus Christ. This new birth is into hope through Jesus and into an eternal inheritance that is already stored for us in Heaven, imperishable and eternal. We are reminded that we are protected for all time by God! Peter commends those who have faith in Jesus even though they (we!) have not personally seen the Christ. Therefore…! That is, knowing all this, here is what we should do. This is the soundest of advice and the best of plans. This is the most reliable information from the most trusted source. Available to us right now and always. C C L I C o p y r i g h t L i c e n s e 1 1 1 0 7 0 5 6 C C L I S t r e a m i n g L i c e n s e C S P L 0 8 5 0 6 4

Doing the right work at the right time.

The fact of it is that when we follow Jesus, we will face opposition. Even in our American society, where it is painfully easy to be a Christian. To be clear, I believe our collective faith is likely much weaker because we do not face challenges. We don’t have to work at our faith and sin is even easier. We are floating down a lazy river where we have to do very little to survive, and the idea of thriving has become so corrupted that we choose the world’s version of what this means over what God says it is to live a rich life. C C L I C o p y r i g h t L i c e n s e 1 1 1 0 7 0 5 6 C C L I S t r e a m i n g L i c e n s e C S P L 0 8 5 0 6 4

Clear Coaching

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Use as Directed

As we near the end of the book of James, he gives a few final directions for proper Christian behavior.