1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightA Brother's Wisdom 3 - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="15rjaAm8EB"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2009/02/a-brothers-wisdom-3.html">A Brother’s Wisdom 3</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2009/02/a-brothers-wisdom-3.html/embed#?secret=15rjaAm8EB" width="600" height="338" title="“A Brother’s Wisdom 3” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="15rjaAm8EB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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James exhorted the messianists to face their exploitation with some courage and faith and to see through the exploitation, which they were incapable of resisting, to something they could get out of it. So he tells them to face the trials with “joy.” 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many…http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/files/import/imgs/JesusJames%2A.jpg