DECALOGUE 2.0
A REFLECTION ON JAMES 4
part 9

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1. The best New Testament companions of the Ten Commandments are the Sermon on the Mount and James.
2. Read James 4:1-10
3. Friendship with the world and Friendship with God
   1. Greed as a force that leads to anxiety
   2. Desire for things
   3. Murder and Coveting

Two Reflections

1. 1991 – On the streets of London.
   1. The homeless poor.
   2. The two I met were would steal and cheat in order to survive.
   3. Christian witness
   4. They had never met someone who was a friend of God
   5. All they knew was friendship with the world
2. 1992 – Mexico
   1. My co-worker and brother in Christ in Mexico
   2. My age, married with three children.
   3. Karen and I were invited to a meal in his house.
   4. A small place. Rice, beans and tortillas.
   5. They shared a feast with us. Hospitality.
   6. They were friends with God.

Chris Benjamin

West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR
Evening Sermon, 25 November 2007

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