Arrogant Boasting in the Church
April 2, 2023 Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works
Passage: James 4:11–17
- Christian, do not speak against or judge a brother or sister. That is arrogant presumption and a violation of the Law of God. (11-12)
- Christian, do not presume to know the future; always leave room for God’s will to overrule your own. (13-15)
- The wrong attitude is to pronounce confidently on all upcoming events. We don’t even know when we will die. (13-14)
- The right attitude is to plan, but to make allowance for God’s will to change those plans. (15)
- Such presumption about the future is in fact boasting in one’s own arrogance. (16-17)
- For Christians, such boating is evil. (16)
- This is because Christians know better. (17)
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