We started our new Bible Study tonight, James, Mercy Triumphs, by Beth Moore. Really? When I think of the book of James, I don't think of Mercy. I usually think, "faith without works is dead", or "true religion is caring for the widow and orphan". I love that she used that title. James is not really all about legalism and works. Mercy and grace, faith, good works, caring for others, they all work together.
James was the biological half brother of Jesus, same mother, different father of course. Think about it. That in itself would be enough to make you a little up tight. He probably grew up hearing, "James, why can't you be more like Jesus?" When someone said, "Wow, your big brother is perfect", it was really true. That had to be hard. James did not believe in Jesus before His death (Mark 3 and John 4,but sometime after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to James, according to 1Cor. 15:7. Jesus made a special visit to His little brother before He ascended to His Father. THAT is mercy. James believed. THAT is triumph.
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