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Applying the format for a proper study of the Bible to the second commandment, we discover how the use of idols reveal a corrupt understanding of God and how He has chosen to reveal Himself to us.

The Bible is the foundational text of the Christians faith, the God-breathed source revealing all that is needed for salvation and godly living. Such a doctrine comes not from blind faith but a rational belief in historical events and evidence.

Theology is not about making God fit into the human mind. It is about understanding God as He has revealed Himself. And God has taught us that He is three persons united in one divine nature.

Walking through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Hebrews, we discover wisdom begins in fearing the Lord and embodied in Christ, the perfect representation of God.

We may come to the Lord's Table so often that its significance gets lost in the familiarity. Given to us by Christ, communion reminds us of Christ's sacrifice for us and points us to His glorious return.

Christianity has its own language filled with terms that Christians use assuming others share a common understanding of those words. This series will attempt to unpack those Christian terms to help us deepen our own understanding and strengthen our unity with one another. The series begins with a term already used three times in this introduction: what is a Christian?

James finishes his letter as he started: continuing to instruct his readers how to live out an active faith in community with believers.

Amid injustice and suffering, we can feel driven to take matters into our own hands, to get revenge. James, instead, reminds us to wait on the Lord. By establishing our heart in God, we find the hope that will carry us through this time until He returns to make all things right.

We are all wealthy people, whether that be through money, talents, or ultimately, the grace and mercy given to us through Christ. James' grave warning to financially wealthy people can be applied to each us and how we handle the riches God has entrusted to every person.

A heart of pride often reveals itself through a desire to be the one in control, that we should be one who makes the decisions and judgments, not only in our own lives but the lives of others. We play the role of lawgiver and judge. James bluntly corrects this belief. There is only one Judge.

The source of fighting and conflict is not found in our circumstances or other people. According to James, it is the war of our desires within each individual, an internal battle that creates external conflicts. But in the midst of our battle, He gives us more grace.

For James, wisdom is not about having a certain amount of knowledge or demonstrated through intelligence. Wisdom is displayed by applying truth to life. It is shown in how we conduct ourselves. And it is our behaviour that shows whether we are following the wisdom of this world or the wisdom seen in the life of Jesus Christ.

Out of the heart, the mouth speaks. The only way to tame the "restless evil" of the tongue is not through human effort, but through the power of God to transform the human heart.

A murderous Saul is transformed into the apostle Paul. This is the power of God through the Holy Spirit to change anybody into a new creation.

James connects faith with works and we need to keep them together. Works done without faith is work done by and for ourself. We must also remember that we work for a big God. Do we have a faith big enough to do the big works our God may ask of us?