I love this type of teaching! I believe the church should be like the most elite college/university. We should be required to come with paper & pen. When you leave church, you should feel like you've been in class vs entertained. I've been in church all of my life & and didn't get the deepness that i needed. I remember at 17 calling a well-known local pastor and asking him why in Genesis does it say God created the heavens & earth..... why is heaven plural? He said , "You're making too much of it. Just stick to the 10 commandments, and you will be fine." That never set right with me. If we don't know the answer, there is honor in just saying so! ~SSS

I really enjoyed your teachings today. I decided to start studying James and I found you. Thank you!

No contradiction between James and Paul. Fruits are the results of faith.

Knowldge is good, understanding is better, Wisdom is Supreme! God bless Pastor Gary and cornerstone chapel church!

God bless you and your ministry, Pastor Gary 🙏🏾

Pastor Gary you are an amazing teacher. I am so thankful that I somehow found you. I have learned so much. Blessings to you and Cornerstone Chapel

Evidence of Christian life is how that Christian lives - through trials and temptations Amen.

I read James 1 today and I thank God I came across this video!

Pastor Gary you help me understand His Word so much more thank you

Thanks for the study video from cornerstone I blessed by it.

Blessed by this message and the ministry

❤ thank God for you and your sharing

So informative and inspirational. Thank you so much

Thank you! I am binge watching you through all the books! I am learning so much. More than I have in 30 years of being a Christ follower!!!

Blessd

Thank you pastor!

Its 2023 july.... N m starting my study on James..... Thank you Pastor

An excellent teaching. Thank you brother Gary Hamrick.

Amen

Thank you very much pastor for the good teaching.

AMEN HALLELUJA ❤❤❤❤

A trial to believers is discipline. A trial to unbelievers is punishment.

So good

So smart

Finding god without faith is demonic 👿

Trial... I would be quite surprised if any of us would consider a trial to come from a bad God. What is far more likely is that we can consider trials to be punishment - I suppose most people/pastors/teachers prefer to use the word "chastise" - so, we can also consider it a joy that we are chastised (going through a trial or suffering) - because that is also an evidence of God's love for us.

I believe he knew his death was "pending" and wrote accordingly perhaps. Just thoughts

Ever read Isaiah 45:7? You have to wonder whether its punishment or not.

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The New Testament Epistle of James was written before the Crucifixion.