In this week's episode, R&B discuss perseverance - James 1:2-5,12. What does it mean for the modern man who follows Christ to persevere? What characteristics are a part of perseverance? What are some examples of perseverance that we can see in our own lives? There is some discussion on the recent attack on Thomas Massie by the Trump administration and by some Republican establishment. Let's get into it!

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For citation and reference:

Douglas J. Moo, The Letter of James, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: Eerdmans; Apollos, 2000), 69-71.

F. L. Cross and Elizabeth A. Livingstone, eds., The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), 1267.

Kurt A. Richardson, James, vol. 36, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997), 76.

R.E.O. White, “Perseverance,” in Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 1647.

R. L. Omanson, “Perseverance,” in The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised, ed. Geoffrey W. Bromiley (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1979–1988), 776.