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The Book of James – A Detailed Commentary Basic Training Bible Ministries Page 4 The Greeting (1:1) The book is addressed to Jewish believers scattered by persecution. This most likely refers to those of Act 8:1–4. The epistle was probably written before the Gentile congregations became common. The word “scattered” is diaspora .
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- (12) A Blessing For Those Who Endure Temptation.
- (13-16) How Temptation Comes and Works.
- (17-18) God’s Goodness Stands in Contrast to The Temptations We face.
- (19-20) Standing Firm Against Unrighteous anger.
- (21) Standing Firm Against The Lusts of The flesh.
- (22-25) How to Receive The Word of God.
- (26-27) Examples of What It Means to Be A Doer of The Word of God.
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. a. Blessed is the man: This sounds like one of Jesus’ Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). In those great statements of blessing, Jesus did not tell us the only ways we c...
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethr...
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. a. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above: We expect no true goodness f...
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. a. Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: We can learn to be slow to wrath by first learning to be swift to hear and slow to speak. Much of our anger and wrath comes from ...
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. a. All filthiness and overflow of wickedness: This has in mind an impure manner of living. In light of the nature of temptation and the goodness of God, we are to lay aside allimpurity, putting them far from...
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a f...
If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. a. If anyone among you thinks he is religious: James just ex...
The unusual word "forgetfulness" occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, nor in classical Greek; but it is found in Ecclesiasticus (11:27), "The affliction of an hour causeth forgetfulness of pleasure"; and this adds a trifle to the evidence that St. James was acquainted with that book.
- Douglas Moo — The Letter of James (Pillar New Testament Commentary, 2000). Douglas Moo is one of the top conservative New Testament scholars alive today.
- Craig L. Blomberg and Mariam J. Kamell — James (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, 2008). This commentary on James was the first volume in the new ZECNT series.
- Peter H. Davids — The Epistle of James (New International Greek Testament Commentary, 1982). For those who are intending to do in-depth exegetical work in the original Greek text, Davids’ commentary in the NIGTC series will be an invaluable help.
- J.A. Motyer — The Message of James (The Bible Speaks Today, 1985). Motyer’s works should never be skipped by those seeking insight into the meaning of Scripture.
In this chapter, the following requirements for those who would be perfect are advocated: (1) be joyful in trials (James 1:2-4); (2) in ignorance and uncertainties, let the Christian pray in faith without doubting (James 1:5-8); (3) in economic disparities, the rich and the poor alike are to rejoice at their new status in Christ (James 1:9-11 ...
Such a significant event as the Jerusalem Council warranted comment from James, as he was writing to a Jewish Christian audience. But James made no mention of Gentile Christians at all, making an early date for the letter most likely. In fact, it was likely the first New Testament book written.
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