Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - James 1:9-10
DISCOURSE: 2355THE EFFECTS OF RELIGION ON THE DIFFERENT ORDERS OF SOCIETYJames 1:9-10. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: but the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.RELIGION certainly appears in some respects adverse to the happiness of men, inasmuch as it inculcates the daily practice of humiliation and contrition, mortification and self-denial. The injunction to cut off a right hand and pluck out a right eye, cannot,... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - James 1:8
DISCOURSE: 2354THE DOUBLE-MINDED MAN EXPOSEDJames 1:8. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.IT is a generally-acknowledged truth, that the mind constitutes the man. In human friendships, an insincere profession of regard will not stand a severe trial; but will fail us, when we most need a firm support. In religion too, if the heart be not right with God, we shall never persevere amidst the difficulties and dangers with which we shall be encompassed. That our faith will be tried, is... read more