James 4:8

⁸Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.h

James 4 cuts to the heart of the conflict within the Christian community, diagnosing its root cause as disordered desire and friendship with the world. James calls for radical humility before God, repentance from double-mindedness, and a cessation of slander against one another. The