James 4:5 has always been a puzzling verse to me. I have always read it in the NAS, but recently I read it in the ESV, “Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us.” In the NAS, Spirit is captalized, referring to the Holy Spirit. In the ESV, spirit is not capitalized, referring to our own spirit. So, I began to meditate on the meaning of this text if it is referring to our own spirit.
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Serving Our Neighbors On Halloween
This year we decided to do something a little different on Halloween. In the past, on Halloween, we would either leave our house to go to a church-related “Harvest Party”, or turn off the lights and lock the doors, so we wouldn’t have to deal with the “holiday”. However, this year, we were convicted that we were squandering a golden opportunity to redeem this pagan event and show love to our neighbors. After all, this is the one night of the year, when all our neighbors actually come to us!
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