St. James of Jerusalem
Appointed Lessons
Acts 15:12-22a * 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 * Matthew 13:54-58 * Psalm 1
Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
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Classic Texts
George Whitefield: Quickened and RaisedÂ
“But he is a true Christian who is one inwardly; and then only can we be called true believers, when we not only profess to believe, but… being quickened and raised by his Spirit, when dead in trespasses and sins, to a thorough newness both of heart and life.”Â
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Boone Porter: Defending the Faith
“The greatest leaders of Christian history have been those who could differentiate successfully between the faith and all of those desirable and important elements which surround it and uphold it. We do not call people martyrs who died for these other elements. We do call people martyrs who died for the faith, even though their knowledge of Christianity was minimal.”Â



