Wrensarosy's Highlights
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 2:24-26 NASB
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.In the same way, was not aRahab the harlot also justified by works bwhen she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also afaith without works is dead.
Sep 3
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 2:21-23 NASB
aWas not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?You see that afaith was working with his works, and as a result of the bworks, faith was perfected;and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "aAND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called bthe friend of God.
Sep 3
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 2:13 NASB
For ajudgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
Sep 3
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 2:12 NASB
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by athe law of liberty.
Sep 3
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 2:8 NASB
If, however, you aare fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "bYOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well.
Sep 3
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 2:6-7 NASB
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally adrag you into court?aDo they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?
Sep 3
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 2:1 NASB
aMy brethren, bdo not hold your faith in our cglorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of dpersonal favoritism.
Sep 3
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:27 NLT
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:26 NLT
If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:25 NLT
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:22 NLT
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:21 NLT
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:19-20 NLT
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:18 NLT
He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:17 NLT
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:13-15 NLT
And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:12 NLT
God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:5 NLT
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:6-7 NLT
But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Aug 30
Wrensarosy
highlighted James 1:8 NLT
Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
Aug 30