The Great Escape

4  Why do you fight and argue among yourselves?  In James Chapter 3, he described words being said in the Church with Satanic origin. Could it be that those words have now germinated into an actual physical fight?   Isn’t it because of your sinful desires?  After the Christians fled from Jerusalem after the stoning of Stephen, many left everything behind, and they are dealing with scarcity.   Some were attempting to take care of their own desparate needs by taking the resources of other Christians. They fight within you.  If Satanic thoughts birth Satanic words, what follows close behind is Satanic driven actions. 2  You want something, but you don’t have it.  When you are faced with scarcity and lack, what do you do? So you kill.  Could it be that Satanic thoughts have germinated Satanic actions up to and including murder?  In the Church?   You want what others have, but you can’t get what ...

1 I, James, am writing this letter.  I serve God and the Lord Jesus Christ. We all serve someone or something.  We can serve people and things that drain the life out of us,  or Christ who loves and gave Himself for us.  I am sending this letter to you, the 12 tribes scattered among the nations. The Jewish believers in Jesus were persecuted after the murder of Stephen for his faith(Acts 8),  and they fled throughout the ancient world to save their lives.  At the time of this letter, this was before the none Jewish people had been told about Jesus. Therefore, there were only Jewish Christians at this time.   Hence, James called them the 12 tribes (of Israel).   Greetings. 2 My brothers and sisters, you will face all kinds of trouble.  When you do, think of it as pure joy.  These Jewish believers left their families, friends, and homes behind to follow Christ. We are not promised...