Most likely we have all been over some kind of bridge whether by car or on foot. Some are marvels of architectural design, magnificent in their expanse. Others are centuries old and almost as impassible as the gulf they span. Verse 16 in our passage is a bridge where James takes us from one thought to the next. In the previous verses we are reminded that God is not the author of temptation and in the verses that follow James reminds us that we have a God who gives us gifts that good in the act of giving and gifts that are perfect in the gift itself. If God is only good all the time it stands to reason that He only gives good gifts. He has given us the gift of eternal life through the Word of Truth. The question is whether we have crossed the bridge to eternal life by the bridge He has provided in His Son Jesus Christ.
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