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The Epistle of James is now Available!
October 3, 2017 by Sam Storms
Several weeks ago I announced that my entire series of sermon notes on the book of Hebrews was available on my website. Today I’m happy to tell you that all twenty-two lessons on the book of James are now posted. If you are unfamiliar about how to access these documents, simply click on Resources at the top of the Home page, and then on Articles. Look under Biblical Studies, and at the bottom of the list you will see both Hebrews and James. These twenty-two articles are essentially a verse-by-verse analysis of James. I hope and pray you will find them helpful in your life or ministry, or in both.
What is the Greatest Threat to our Souls?
1By: Sam Storms
What is the Greatest Threat to our Souls?
By: Sam Storms
What is the greatest threat facing mankind? Continue reading . . . What is the greatest threat facing mankind? Many would say it is climate change, while others would point to the increasing presence of radical Islamic fundamentalism. Others would highlight the uncertainties of our global economy or perhaps the potential for new diseases that are resistant to all medical remedies. As important as those issues may be, the greatest threat to the eternal welfare of the hu...Read More ➔
Why Should I Care that Jesus is My High Priest?
1By: Sam Storms
Why Should I Care that Jesus is My High Priest?
By: Sam Storms
The book of Hebrews devotes considerable space to the glorious truth that the high priesthood of Jesus, which is according to the order not of Aaron but of Melchizedek, is superior to everything that preceded him and all that may follow. Continue reading . . . The book of Hebrews devotes considerable space to the glorious truth that the high priesthood of Jesus, which is according to the order not of Aaron but of Melchizedek, is superior to everything that preceded him ...Read More ➔
The Folly of the Cross and the Wisdom of God
By: Sam Storms
The Folly of the Cross and the Wisdom of God
By: Sam Storms
What would have become of us if Jesus had died before he reached the cross? Continue reading . . . What would have become of us if Jesus had died before he reached the cross? What would have happened if he had died in Gethsemane, or anywhere else for that matter, other than on a cross? If he had, the true significance of his death would not have been apparent. Something more than merely dying was needed. It needed to be made perfectly clear that he was altogether innoc...Read More ➔
What Happens When Jesus Prays?
By: Sam Storms
What Happens When Jesus Prays?
By: Sam Storms
I’m both rebuked and encouraged by something I recently noticed in Mark 1 and the portrayal of the early days of our Lord’s earthly ministry. Mark 1:21-28 describes how Jesus entered the synagogue on a Sabbath day and taught powerfully and authoritatively. The “altar call” that followed was hardly typical of what we see today. Jesus was confronted with a demonized man whom he immediately set free. Continue reading . . . I’m both rebuked and...Read More ➔
A Satanist, a Roman Catholic, and J. I. Packer on the "Presence" of Christ in the Eucharist
1By: Sam Storms
A Satanist, a Roman Catholic, and J. I. Packer on the "Presence" of Christ in the Eucharist
By: Sam Storms
Headlines were recently made here in Oklahoma City when Archbishop Paul S. Coakley withdrew a lawsuit that had been filed against a group of Satanists who had planned on using a consecrated wafer in their so-called “black mass” at our local Civic Center Music Hall. Continue reading . . . Headlines were recently made here in Oklahoma City when Archbishop Paul S. Coakley withdrew a lawsuit that had been filed against a group of Satanists who had planned on usi...Read More ➔
When you Suffer, entrust your soul to a Faithful and Sovereign God
3By: Sam Storms
When you Suffer, entrust your soul to a Faithful and Sovereign God
By: Sam Storms
All suffering passes through God’s hands. Nothing befalls us that he does not permit or fail to use for our ultimate good. We see this especially at the close of the passage we’ve been examining. Continue reading . . . All suffering passes through God’s hands. Nothing befalls us that he does not permit or fail to use for our ultimate good. We see this especially at the close of the passage we’ve been examining. “Beloved, do not be surpri...Read More ➔
Glorify God in your Suffering
By: Sam Storms
Glorify God in your Suffering
By: Sam Storms
The world may think suffering for Christ is silly and disgraceful and shameful. But not the Christian. Continue reading . . . The world may think suffering for Christ is silly and disgraceful and shameful. But not the Christian. “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his...Read More ➔
Know that when you Suffer, you are Blessed
By: Sam Storms
Know that when you Suffer, you are Blessed
By: Sam Storms
We’ve been exhorted by the apostle not to be surprised when we suffer, but to rejoice in it. Now he goes even further and tells us that when we suffer we are, in fact, blessed! Continue reading . . . We’ve been exhorted by the apostle not to be surprised when we suffer, but to rejoice in it. Now he goes even further and tells us that when we suffer we are, in fact, blessed! What? “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon yo...Read More ➔
Rejoice in your Suffering
By: Sam Storms
Rejoice in your Suffering
By: Sam Storms
It’s one thing for Peter to tell us not to be surprised by suffering, but to insist that we “rejoice” in it is another thing altogether. But this is precisely what he says. Continue reading . . . It’s one thing for Peter to tell us not to be surprised by suffering, but to insist that we “rejoice” in it is another thing altogether. But this is precisely what he says. “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it com...Read More ➔
Don't be Surprised by Suffering
2By: Sam Storms
Don't be Surprised by Suffering
By: Sam Storms
The first thing Peter tells us is that we shouldn’t be “surprised” by suffering. Continue reading . . . The first thing Peter tells us is that we shouldn’t be “surprised” by suffering. Here is how he put it in 1 Peter 4:12-19. “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may...Read More ➔
Making Sense of Suffering
1By: Sam Storms
Making Sense of Suffering
By: Sam Storms
My primary concern as I begin this brief series of articles on suffering is this: how do I communicate the biblical perspective on suffering to a people, myself included, who live in such a safe environment? Continue reading . . . My primary concern as I begin this brief series of articles on suffering is this: how do I communicate the biblical perspective on suffering to a people, myself included, who live in such a safe environment? I don’t mean safe in terms of...Read More ➔
What does it mean to say Jesus was "made perfect"?
1By: Sam Storms
What does it mean to say Jesus was "made perfect"?
By: Sam Storms
What does the author of Hebrews mean when he says in Hebrews 2:10 that God the Father made Jesus, the founder of our salvation, “perfect through suffering”? Continue reading . . . What does the author of Hebrews mean when he says in Hebrews 2:10 that God the Father made Jesus, the founder of our salvation, “perfect through suffering”? And what does he mean in Hebrews 5:8 when he says that “he learned obedience through what he suffered?&rdqu...Read More ➔
"Shut up! Get out!" (or, How to Talk to a Demon)
2By: Sam Storms
"Shut up! Get out!" (or, How to Talk to a Demon)
By: Sam Storms
A lot of things can happen when the gospel is proclaimed. Some of them, though, are not always welcome. Take for example the disturbance Jesus caused at the beginning of his earthly ministry. Continue reading . . . A lot of things can happen when the gospel is proclaimed. Some of them, though, are not always welcome. Take for example the disturbance Jesus caused at the beginning of his earthly ministry. We read in Mark 1:21-28 that Jesus preached in the synagogue at Cap...Read More ➔
Is it OK to attend a "Gay Wedding"?
1By: Sam Storms
Is it OK to attend a "Gay Wedding"?
By: Sam Storms
Robert Gagnon, author of The Bible and Homosexual Practice, recently addressed this question (The Hope Update, an official publication of Restored Hope Network, July 2014, Vol. 2, No. 3). He finds what he believes is biblical precedent for his conclusion in 1 Corinthians 8-10 and Paul’s counsel regarding whether it is permissible for Christians to visit pagan temples where idols are worshipped. Continue reading . . . Robert Gagnon, author of The Bible and Homosexu...Read More ➔
More Insight from John Piper's new book
By: Sam Storms
More Insight from John Piper's new book
By: Sam Storms
Last week I mentioned the release of John Piper’s most recent installment in The Swans are not Silent series of Christian biographies. The three men discussed in the book are George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis. The book is titled, Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully. I thought I’d give you a couple more insightful quotes from the book in hopes that it will stir you to get it and read it in its entirety. Continue reading . . . Last week I men...Read More ➔
Two Personal Illustrations of the Power of God's Word
1By: Sam Storms
Two Personal Illustrations of the Power of God's Word
By: Sam Storms
What does it feel like when God’s word “pierces” and “divides” and “discerns” and “exposes” our hearts? Let me give you two examples from my own life. Continue reading . . . Hebrews 4:12-13 declares that “the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no cre...Read More ➔
The Christian and Same-Sex Attraction
By: Sam Storms
The Christian and Same-Sex Attraction
By: Sam Storms
I recently finished reading Wesley Hill’s popular book, Washed and Waiting: Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality (Zondervan, 2010). Continue reading . . . I recently finished reading Wesley Hill’s popular book, Washed and Waiting: Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality (Zondervan, 2010). Wesley was one of the best students I had when I taught at Wheaton College. After graduation, he spent a couple of years at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, wh...Read More ➔
"He who has God only"
By: Sam Storms
"He who has God only"
By: Sam Storms
In his remarkable essay, The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis identifies five promises that Scripture supplies regarding our eternal future. Continue reading . . . In his remarkable essay, The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis identifies five promises that Scripture supplies regarding our eternal future: “(1) that we shall be with Christ; (2) that we shall be like Him; (3) with an enormous wealth of imagery, that we shall have ‘glory’; (4) that we shall, in som...Read More ➔
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