James 2:8-13
Verse 8 In verse 8, James takes us to the command of God that is the reason why we do not show partiality. Under the Law of Moses, Israel was instructed how to treat people. And in Leviticus 19 Israel…
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James 2:1-7
James jumps right into his next topic in this letter with these words: show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. The New Living Translations says: “how can you claim to…
James 1:22-25
James says be quick to hear the word of God but then he says don’t just hear it, be doers of the word or more simply stated: do what it says. James says something here that can be a little…
James 1:16-18
The phrase “do not be deceived” is literally ‘STOP being deceived.” Most likely James is writing with knowledge of Christians who were blaming God for their sin. This command to not be deceived takes us back to verse 15 in…
James 1:19-21
Now when we get to verse 19, your translation might have this passage under a new heading. In the ESV (the English Standard Version) which I am reading from, after verse 18 the translator has put the heading: Hearing and…
James 1:12
James begins in verse 12 by commending the person who remains steadfast while enduring trials. James says that there is a blessing that comes with steadfastness. Now when James writes, “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast…” James writes in a…
James 1:13-15
One of the things James knows about human nature is that it is easy to cast blame when it comes to falling into sin: we can be quick to say: this person made me do it or the devil made…
James 1:9-11
In these three verses James mentions two types of people. The lowly and the rich. And his purpose in this passage is to exhort both the lowly brother and the rich brother to view their present circumstances with humility in…
James 1:5-8
The word “if” in verse 5 could also be translated “since.” James recognized that we are all going to walk through trials and we are all going to need the wisdom of God to be able to allow those trials…
James 1:2-4
James begins his letter in a surprising way considering he is writing to people who have experienced suffering. He writes in verse 2, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds…” How about that for words…