969. "Draw Near to God! Cleanse Your Hands! Purify Your Hearts!"

Growing in Grace

We're wrapping up our series about some things found in the letter from James to believers in Jesus from the twelve tribes of Israel ... and the contrasts found with Paul's writings. One example we'll look at is in James 4, where an old covenant mindset is communicated as James tells believers to draw near to God, to cleanse their hands and purify their hearts. Paul communicated that believers are already near to God, cleansed and purified. Are we saying James shouldn't be in the Bible? Listen in as we discuss the bigger picture of what was going on in the early church and how James' epistle fits in.