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Category: The Epistle of James

  • James 1:22-25

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    Reading Time: 3 minutes22. But be doers of the Word and not merely hearers of it, deluding yourselves,23. For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer of it, he is like a man observing the face of his mortal, physical birth (created being) in a mirror.24. For he observes himself,…

  • James 1:21

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesWherefore strip off all filthiness and prodigality of vice, and with meekness accept the implanted Word (implanted by those who have preached the gospel to you), which is able to save your souls.(James 1:21) No Soul Can be Called Saved or Lost Until the Final Judgment In this commentary on James 1:21,…

  • James 1:20

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    Reading Time: 3 minutes…for a man’s wrath (or “anger”) does not express in action the righteousness of God. (James 1:20) There was apparently a mistaken notion in James’s time that anger is sometimes valuable as an engine of righteousness. But according to the Jews, certain divine qualities, including anger, are forbidden to man. Thrice was…

  • James 1:19

    James 1:19

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWherefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. (James 1:19) The phrase “quick to hear,” refers to the “Word” of verse 18. The concept is also found in the Old Testament (Sir. 5:11). According to Adamson, verse 1:19 makes the moral logic of…

  • James 1:18

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesHe of his own wish begot us by the Word of truth, for us to be a kind of firstfruits of his creation. (James 1:18) Adamson says the beginning phrase, Of his own wish, is rather emphatic. He includes Hort’s suggestion that in the previous verse, James 1:17, the word ‘shadow’ was…

  • James 1: 16-17

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    Reading Time: 3 minutes16. Make no mistake, my beloved brothers (I’m not arguing. I’m telling you): 17. Every good gift, yes, every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights of heaven, whose nature (unlike those lights) suffers neither the variation of orbit nor any shadow. James phrased this truth in…

  • James 1:15

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesJames is picturing the growth of sin from birth onward in the analogy of a human infant growing to full manhood.

  • James 1:14

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesJames 1:14But each man is tried by assault of evil by his own lust, as he feels the pull of its distraction and the enticement of its bait. Possible Meanings of the Word ‘Desire‘ in the New Testament This section is basically a discussion of the meaning of the word desire in…

  • James 1:13

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesLet no one under trying assault of evil say, “My trial by assault of evil comes from God.” For God is invincible to assault of evils, and himself subjects no one to assault of evil. (James 1:13) This article will cover Adamson’s short summary of this section, verses 13-21, but the commentary…

  • James 1:12

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe last section of Adamson’s commentary on James Chapter 1 covers James 1:12 to James 1:27. However, he takes a break after James 1:12. He labels the next section 13-27 and briefly discusses verse 13 in particular. Due to this organization, I decided to limit this article to James 1:12. Adamson’s translation…

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