2. …When It Comes Personal Desires?
How Is Your Faith…
…When It Comes Personal Desires?
James 4:1-6a

3. The Cause Of Many Wars Quarrels and conflicts
Brought about by personal desires/appetites
Examples:
Cain and Abel (Gen. 4:8)
Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:36-40)
Churches:
Corinth had many (1 Cor. 1:10)
Churches in Galatia (Gal. 5:15)
Philippi had two “warring women” (Phil. 4:2)

4. Brethren ought to be at peace with each other (Psa. 133:1; 2 Cor
Treating one another equitably (James 2:1, 9)
Respect the personal choices of others (Rom. 14:1, 4, 10)
Don’t just seek to please self (Rom. 15:1, 6)

5. What Choice Do We Make? Adulteresses? What advantage is it?
Seems most likely to be spiritual
Israel (Jer. 3:6-10)
Be faithful to Christ (2 Cor. 11:2)
Loyalty is required (Matt. 6:24)
What advantage is it?
Winding up as an enemy with God?
What do you gain (Mk. 8:38)?
Cf. 2 Timothy 3:4

6. God Expects More From Us
Proper understanding
Verse 5 differs radically in WH/TR
We have a spirit in us given by God (Gen. 2:7)
God expects the best for us (1 Tim. 2:4)
God has provided for us, more than we can imagine
Through grace (Eph. 2:8)
Utilized in service to another (1 Peter 4:10)