Series: The Epistle of James
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James 1:15
Reading Time: 2 minutesJames is picturing the growth of sin from birth onward in the analogy of a human infant growing to full manhood.
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James 1: 16-17
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…
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James 1:18
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…
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James 1:19
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…
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James 1:20
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…
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James 1:21
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,…
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James 1:22-25
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,…
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Mercy and Judgment in 2025
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is an essay for politicians who seem to have forgotten the important relationship between mercy and judgment in 2025. It’s also for their colleagues and loved ones. If you’re wondering why I’m picking on politicians, it’s because there is a raging epidemic of politicians who don’t feel they have to answer…
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The Epistle of James, Chapter 3
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the Epistle of James, Chapter 3, James continues his teachings on wisdom. The first half of the Epistle instructs the Christian on the duty to guard his tongue. Adamson refers to James 1:26 for example. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart,…