About this episode
The episode discusses James 1:19–27, emphasizing the importance of faith that translates into action.
Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. The man who hears the word but does not do it is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror, walks away, and immediately forgets what he looked like. Pure religion before God is this: visit orphans and widows in their affliction and keep yourself unstained from the world. James has no interest in a faith that never reaches your hands. The Rev. Roger Mullet, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Buffalo, WY, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study James 1:19–27. To learn more about Prince of Peace, visit princeofpeacebuffalo.org. Luther called it an “epistle of straw,” but then preached from it for the rest of his life as the Word of God. In this series, host Pastor Phil Booe and guest pastors walk verse by verse through the Letter of James, written by the brother of our Lord, the leading pastor of the Jerusalem church, and a man who thought Jesus had lost His mind until the resurrection proved otherwise. James writes to scattered Christians who are suffering, squabbling, playing favorites with the rich, and letting their tongues run wild. This series takes James at his word, reading him as a confessor of Christ who stands…
People in this episode
Host: Rev. Dr. Phil Booe
Guest: Rev. Roger Mullet
Topics covered
- faith
- religion
- spirituality
- James
- Christianity
- works
- scripture
Keywords
- James 1:19–27
- faith without works
- Christian teaching
- spiritual growth
- religion
- Luther
- orphans and widows
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, KFUO Radio
Books & works: Letter of James
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