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v. 19 – It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. Devotional: A division is the result of two different visions trying to occupy the same space. People divide over...

v. 18 They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” Devotional: As a student of the scriptures, I have always found it fascinating that the...

v. 17 – but you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. Devotional: “Beloved.” There’s that word again. It is a gentle reminder to us, the Church,...

v. 16 – showing favoritism to gain advantage. Devotional: It is tempting to position yourself in such a way that people who you believe have power will see you and reward you. Tim Keller once...

v. 16 – they are loud mouthed boasters, Devotional: To boast is to verbally bring attention to something you have or have done for your own self-satisfaction. To be a loudmouth is to make sure...

v. 16 – following their own sinful desires; Devotional: Followers follow. That’s deep stuff right there. Inherent to being a follower is following. We follow the laws of the land, or at least...

v. 16 – malcontents, Devotional: Have you ever wanted what you didn’t have? Have you ever wanted to be somewhere in life you weren’t? We all have. I call it the “myth of there” and we...

v. 16 – These are grumblers, Devotional: Without fail, our words always reveal what is going on inside us. Jesus says that “Out of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34). And James, the...

v. 14 cont’d – “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed...

v. 14 – It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, Devotional: Enoch would be a very familiar name to Jews in the first century. He was father to Methuselah and the Bible...