NOVEMBER 20 "DIVIDED LOYALTIES"
James today follows up on his theme in Chapter 2 that he was touching on; he comes right out and says it now in Ch. 4, "purify your hearts for your loyalties are divided between God and the World". Loyalty is a virtue of a bye-gone era. Our kids are raised watching professional athletes run from one team to another, it's all about the mighty dollar, there is no loyalty. These athletes have no loyalty to any team or any city. It's all about "me". You bring that mind set into the Church or into your Christianity, and it's a nightmare. It goes against the very grain of Christian ethics, that teaches us to " do all things without selfish ambition, but rather considering others more than ourselves ". Churches today are so desperate for parishioners that we put up with this quasi Christian that is coming out, but yet Joshua confronted them and told them, " if it's to difficult to serve the Lord, make a decision today whom you will serve. &