James 4:1-6 New International Version

Submit Yourselves to God

4 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

4 You adulterous people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[b]? 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble

James 4:1-6 New International Version
Submit Yourselves to God
4&nbsp;What causes fights and quarrels&nbsp;among you? Don&rsquo;t they come from your desires that battle&nbsp;within you?&nbsp;2&nbsp;You desire but do not have, so you kill.&nbsp;You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.&nbsp;3&nbsp;When you ask, you do not receive,&nbsp;because you ask with wrong motives,&nbsp;that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
4&nbsp;You adulterous&nbsp;people,[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%204%3A1-6&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-30342a">a</a>]&nbsp;don&rsquo;t you know that friendship with the world&nbsp;means enmity against God?&nbsp;Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.&nbsp;5&nbsp;Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%204%3A1-6&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-30343b">b</a>]?&nbsp;6&nbsp;But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
&ldquo;God opposes the proud &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but shows favor to the humble

Welcome to Calvary Chapel of The Lakes where we love God's word. Our teaching ministry with Pastor Doug Teel takes us book by book, verse by verse through the Bible. Our church family lives and shares the love, grace, and mercy of God the Father and the message of salvation through His son, Jesus Christ.

Welcome to Calvary Chapel of The Lakes where we love God's word. Our teaching ministry with Pastor Doug Teel takes us book by book, verse by verse through the Bible. Our church family lives and shares the love, grace, and mercy of God the Father and the message of salvation through His son, Jesus Christ.