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A Brother’s Wisdom 88
By
Scot McKnight
We come to the end: James 5:19-20: My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring them back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the way of error will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins. The book ends on an unexpected…
A Brother’s Wisdom 87
By
Scot McKnight
James explores healing through prayer and anointing. What he urges, and here we clearly hear resonances of faith in James 1:6-8, is to pray in faith — to pray trusting that God can heal and that God will heal. Here are James’ words: And the prayer offered in faith will make them well; the Lord…
A Brother’s Wisdom 86
By
Scot McKnight
We are looking at the last passage in James, James 5:13-20. James urges the messianic community to summon elders to pray over the sick: Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. The word “sick”…
A Brother’s Wisdom 85
By
Scot McKnight
We turn to our last week on the book of James, which we have explored through the angle of it being the wisdom of Jesus’ brother. Our next study will be on the Book of Acts, and we will be exploring Acts through the lens of missional praxis and theology. To facilitate that discussion, I…
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