Rhiena Chouinard

You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 3:18 NLT

And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.

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But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 3:16 NLT

For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 3:15 NLT

For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 3:14 NLT

But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 3:13 NLT

If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:26 NLT

Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:25 NLT

Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:24 NLT

So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:23 NLT

And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:22 NLT

You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:21 NLT

Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:20 NLT

How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:19 NLT

You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.

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Rhiena Chouinard

highlighted James 2:18 NLT

Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”

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