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And the hope of the godless will perish, Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider’s web. “He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure. Job 15:31. Verse Concepts. “Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; For emptiness will be his reward.
- Empty People
Verse Concepts. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house...
- Isaiah 44
Idolatry Is Ridiculous. 16 Half of it he burns in the fire;...
- Job 8
King James Version. So are the paths of all that forget God;...
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2 Kings 17:15 - They rejected His statutes and His covenant...
- Boredom
But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they...
- Comparative Measures
Verse Concepts. The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty...
- Trusting Deceptive Things
“Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; For...
- Eating With Mouths
Verse Concepts “Now you, son of man, listen to what I am...
- Empty People
The book of James is particularly related to the book of Job in the Old Testament. Both are considered the earliest book of each Testament. Both deal with the question of suffering in the lives of believers. It seems significant that God would choose this topic to deal with in the earliest books of both Testaments.
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- God Is The Source of All Wisdom
- Testing and Trials
- Wealth and Oppression
- Material Things Will Not Last
- The Unjust Rich
- Everything Belongs to God
- Favoritism
- Godly Speech
- Faith and Good Deeds
- The Law
The Greek word for wisdom (sophia) occurs four times in the letter of James (1:5; 3:13, 15, 17). Wisdom is not a topic or theme of the book of James, but it is an assumed value essential for Christian living and under which all the various topics of the book are subsumed. James applied Jewish wisdom as it was developed and controlled by the teachin...
Our lives are full of trials. James understands the true goal of trials to be perseverance. And perseverance works toward spiritual maturity and wholeness, which James implies are worthy goals for Christians. He says that eternal life (“the crown which is life”) is the reward of those who persevere under trial. Professor Robert Wall says: “[James] ...
Socioeconomic disparity, both in society and in the church, seems to have been a major concern in James’s mind as he wrote this letter. He introduces the topic by leveling the differences between the “humble” and the rich when viewed from the perspective of spiritual realities (1:9–11). The humble believer—even though they may be dismissed by socie...
The poor, without material resources, have also received the riches of God’s grace in Christ. Furthermore, the rich and poor are alike in another way—both will pass away. Whatever protection the rich think their wealth will afford against the ups and downs of life, allowing them to live in relative luxury, is fleeting and temporary—their lives are ...
James does, however, issue a prophetic denouncement of those rich who have accumulated their wealth by the oppression and exploitation of others (5:1–6). The harsh pronouncement of their coming misery suggests that even self-professing Christians who have so unjustly earned their wealth at the expense of others have missed the point of the gospel a...
All of James’s discussion of wealth is intended to put the Christian’s resources, no matter how little or how much, under God’s sovereignty. To plan to do business and make money apart from recognition of God’s control over one’s life speaks of an evil arrogance that is incompatible with spiritual maturity (4:13–16). In our times of enormous corpor...
While favoritism may seem like a small infraction, James points out that showing favoritism, especially in the Christian community, is breaking the royal law, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” This command is second only to loving God wholeheartedly. Recognizing that the “royal law” sums up all of the commandments that govern relationships between ...
One of the New Testament’s foremost ethical concerns is how people, especially God’s people, use words. Speech is the primary way in which we interact with others, and it shapes our relationships day by day throughout our lives. James is particularly concerned with godly speech and lays out some principles: 1. Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and...
A faith that can look on others in need of food and shelter and pronounce a blessing without doing something to help provide their physical needs is not the kind of faith that saves (2:14–17). A faith that consists of mental assent to doctrinal statements but has no outward expression in life is not the kind of faith that saves (2:18–19). James giv...
James does not directly refer to the law of Moses. He refers to the law in other ways: 1. He speaks of “the perfect law that gives freedom” (1:24; 2:12). 2. In 2:8 he refers to “the royal law found in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” This is one of the two commands that Jesus said summed up all the Law and Prophets (Matthew 22:39; Mark...
James is a beloved book. Eminently practical, the epistle is full of vivid exhortations to godly living. It also offers concrete counsel on an array of issues: trials, poverty, wealth, favoritism, justice, speech, planning, prayer, and illness. Yet James’s clarity is a two-edged sword, for its call to biblical ideals proves harder to achieve ...
Sep 18, 2019 · James 2 continues the theme of maturity presented at the beginning of the book. When James opens his letter, he challenges his readers to view trials as opportunities to grow rather than obstacles to lament. He asserts that every trial we overcome helps us mature as Christians. Enduring them makes our faith and relationship with….
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1. ( n.) The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach. 2. ( n.) Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; the emptiness of earthly glory.
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Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 8 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
