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Verse 23. _THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED_] He believed God; this faith
was never inactive, it was accounted to him for righteousness: and
being justified by thus believing, his life of obedience showed...
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AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED WHICH SAITH - That is, the fair and
full meaning of the language of Scripture was expressed by this act,
showing in the highest sense that his faith was genuine; or the...
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II. THE ROYAL LAW: FAITH AND WORKS
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The faith of Christ with respect to persons (James 2:1)_
2. The royal law (James 2:6)
3. Faith must be manifested by works (James 2:14)...
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The surface contradiction between James and Paul, which made Luther
call this an epistle of straw, and the Tü bingen critics hail it as a
Judaist's attack upon Paulinism, troubles no one now, simply b...
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Do you wish for proof, you empty creature, that faith without deeds is
ineffective? Our father Abraham was proved righteous in consequence of
deeds, when he was ready to offer Isaac his son upon the a...
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My brothers, what use is it if a man claims to have faith and has no
deeds to show? Are you going to claim that his faith is able to save
him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear, and if they h...
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RESPECT OF PERSONS (James 2:1)
_ 2:1 My brothers, you cannot really believe that you have faith in
our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, and yet continue to have respect of
persons._
Respect of persons is...
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FULFILLED. App-125.
BELIEVED. App-150.
IMPUTED. reckoned. Greek. _logizomai_. See Romans 2:3 (thinkest).
RIGHTEOUSNESS. App-191. Quoted from Genesis 15:6, but it received.
further fulfilment after J...
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Justification by Faith and Works
14. _though a man say he hath faith_ The section on which we now enter
has been the battle-field of almost endless controversies. It led
Luther in the boldness of a ze...
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_And the scripture was fulfilled_ The use of the words commonly
applied to the fulfilment of prophetic utterances implies that St
James saw in the statement of Genesis 15:6 that which, though true at...
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ἘΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΕΝ ΔῈ ἈΒΡΑᾺΜ κ.τ.λ. The quotation is
from the LXX. of Genesis 15:6. The example of Abraham’s faith is
cited Sir 44:20-21 and 1Ma 2:52 and in N.T. Romans 4:3;...
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14–26. THE RELATION BETWEEN ΠΊΣΤΙΣ AND ἜΡΓΑ:—a subject
suggested by the preceding paragraph, but also probably by one of the
questions referred to St James for solution. Such questions were
frequently...
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_GOD ILLUSTRATED SAVING FAITH -- JAMES 2:19-26:_ The demons prove that
a faith that does not reflect itself in works cannot save. "Thou
believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils als...
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ΈΠΛΗΡΏΘΗ _aor._ izid.pass. от ΠΛΗΡΌΩ (G4137)
наполнять, выполнять,
ΛΈΓΟΥΣΑ _praes. act. part. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004)
говорить,
ΈΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ (G4100)
верить,
ΈΛΟΓΊΣΘΗ _aor. ind. p...
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AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED, &C.— The passage here referred to,
is recorded Genesis 15:6 and is there applied to Abraham's firm trust
in the promise of God, concerning a son and heir. Now that was...
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FAITH-ONLY DOES NOT JUSTIFY
(EXAMPLE NO. 2)
_Text 2:21-24_
James 2:21.
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up
Isaac his son upon the altar?
22.
Thou seest that faith...
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CHAPTER V.
_THE DEVIL'S FAITH_
James 2:14-26
_Introduction_
Faith has come to mean some kind of magic word by which men shall do
the impossible, even to the acquisition of heaven. The word really
m...
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And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God,
and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the
Friend of God.
SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED - , quoted by Paul, as...
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VERSE 23 AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED.
It was after Abraham offered his son Isaac in sacrifice that the
Scripture was fulfilled which said Abraham believed, and this belief
was imputed to him for...
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20 The case of Abraham is most helpful in further defining the
distinct viewpoints of Paul and James. The former refers us to the
fifteenth chapter of Genesis, the latter to the twenty-second. In the...
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2:23 says, (g-7) See Genesis 15:6 ....
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WARNINGS AGAINST RESPECT OF PERSONS. BELIEF AND PRACTICE
1. Another instance of inconsistency. JESUS CHRIST _the Lord_ OF
GLORY] better, 'Jesus Christ the glory,' or 'the glorious one,' One of
the ra...
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 2
RESPECT OF PERSONS 2:1-7
V1 My Christian brothers and sisters, you trust th...
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(14-26) FAITH AND WORKS. — We now enter on the most debatable ground
of the Epistle; a battle-field strewn with the bones and weapons of
countless adversaries. It is an easy thing to shoot “arrows, ev...
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THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED. — Namely, that earlier declaration of
God (Genesis 15:6) when the childless Abraham, with only a Syrian
slave for his heir, trusted in the divine promise that his own seed...
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CHAPTER 12
FAITH AND WORKS: THREE VIEWS OF THE RELATION, OF THE TEACHING OF ST.
JAMES TO THE TEACHING OF ST. PAUL-THE RELATION OF LUTHER TO BOTH.
James 2:14
"What doth it profit, my brethren, if a m...
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On this section see Introduction IV., § 2. There are a few points
worth drawing attention to, in connection with the subject treated of
in these verses, before we come to deal with the passage in deta...
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There is some little looseness in the way the O.T. is used in these
verses; in James 2:21 mention is made of the _work_ of offering up
Isaac, whereby, it is said (James 2:22), faith is perfected; then...
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DEEDS THE EVIDENCE OF FAITH
James 2:14
The Apostle is speaking here of a faith that does not result in a
changed life. It is the faith which believes _about_ Jesus Christ, as
distinguished from that...
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Proceeding, James dealt with the effect of faith on conduct. It makes
it impossible to show any respect of persons on the ground of the
possession of worldly wealth. To show such respect shows that th...
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ABRAHAM'S JUSTIFICATION
Woods says the word translated "working together" comes "from
sunergei, imperfect active of sunergeo, to cooperate with; hence,
faith and works kept on cooperating with each ot...
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And the scripture was (n) fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God,
and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the
Friend of God.
(n) Then the Scripture was fulfilled, when i...
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What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and
have not works? can faith save him? (15) If a brother or sister be
naked, and destitute of daily food, (16) And one of you say unt...
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To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James
from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no
means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
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23_And the Scripture was fulfilled_. They who seek to prove from this
passage of James that the works of Abraham were imputed for
righteousness, must necessarily confess that Scripture is perverted by...
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The apostle now enters on the subject of those who professed to
believe that Jesus was Christ the Lord. Before, in Chapter 1, he had
spoken of the new nature in connection with God: here the professio...
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AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED,.... Genesis 15:6 which speaks of
Abraham's faith, and the imputation of to him for righteousness; for
the above action of Abraham, in offering up his son, was a clear...
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And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and
it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the
Friend of God.
Ver. 23. _And it was imputed_] _See Trapp on "_...
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_And the scripture_ Which was afterward written, _was_ hereby
eminently _fulfilled. Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him
for righteousness._ This was twice fulfilled, when Abraham first
bel...
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THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED; by the works which Abraham did. His works
showed that he believed God in reality, as the Scriptures declared,
with a living, and not merely a dead faith....
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The example of Abraham and Rahab:...
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AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED WHICH SAITH, ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND
IT WAS IMPUTED UNTO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND HE WAS CALLED THE
FRIEND OF GOD....
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The first 13 verses of this chapter form a second division of the
book, dealing with the faith of Christ as being above all personal
considerations, perfectly true and impartial. To mix the faith of
C...
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What does Genesis 15:6 teach about Abraham? What does the word
“accounted” (imputed in KJV) mean? Was Abraham righteous or was it
just accounted as if he was righteous? Why was Abraham called the
“Fri...
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"and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed
God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness", and he was called
the friend of God."the Scripture was fulfilled" -The Scripture u...
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14-26 Those are wrong who put a mere notional belief of the gospel
for the whole of evangelical religion, as many now do. No doubt, true
faith alone, whereby men have part in Christ's righteousness,...
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AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED; this illustrious instance of
Abraham's obedience did so clearly evidence the sincerity of his
faith, that it did most plainly appear, that what the Scripture said
of h...
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1 Clement
Abraham, styled "the friend,"[44]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians
For Christ is one, in whom every nation that believes, and every
tongue that confesses, is gathered unto God. And t...
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James 2:23 And G2532 Scripture G1124 fulfilled G4137 (G5681) says
G3004 (G5723) G1161 Abraham G11 believed...
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‘And the scripture was fulfilled which says, “And Abraham believed
God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness”, and he was
called the friend of God.'
So Abraham's action in offering Isaac _in...
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The Reply Comes, ‘But Surely If We Have Faith That Is Enough. Will
We Not Be Seen To Be Righteous Because We Have Faith In Christ? Then
Surely It Does Not Really Matter How We Behave Towards Others'....
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James 2:14-26. In this passage James continues to enforce practical
religion. He tells his readers that faith destitute of works is of no
avail to the saving of the soul, and is as useless as a charit...
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James 2:23. AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED. The same expression which
is employed with reference to prophetical declarations; hence ‘the
Scripture received its accomplishment.' This great act of obed...
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WAS FULFILLED
(επληρωθη). First aorist passive indicative of πληροω,
the usual verb for fulfilling Scripture. So James quotes Genesis 15:6
as proving his point in verse James 2:21 that Abraham had w...
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IMPUTATION
Imputation is the act of God whereby He accounts righteousness to the
believer in Christ, who has borne the believer's sins in vindication
of the law.
(_ See Scofield) - (Philemon 1:18)....
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CONTENTS: The tests of brotherly love and good words. Justification
before men by our works.
CHARACTERS: Christ, James, Abraham, Isaac, Rahab.
CONCLUSION: Those who are possessors of Christ's salvat...
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James 2:1. _Have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
glory, with respect of persons._ See James 1:1. The whole of this
chapter turns on charity, which is the excellence of pure religio...
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AND THE SCRIPTURE. Note the climax which James uses!!! Abraham's faith
being made perfect through his actions made this come true!!! The
quotation is from Genesis 15:6 Septuagint. God accepted Abraham...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:23 James uses Genesis 15:6 in a way that
complements rather than contradicts Paul (Romans 4:1;...
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JAMES 2:14 Faith without Works Is Dead. James continues the theme that
hearing/faith must lead to doing/works. It may seem that James
contradicts Paul’s “by grace you have been saved through faith......
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 2:22. MADE PERFECT.—Or, “a complete, and therefore
acceptable, thing.”
James 2:23. IMPUTED.—“Was accounted as equivalent to
righteousness.” His willingness to d...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 2:1
WARNING AGAINST RESPECT OF PERSONS.
JAMES 2:1
The translation is doubtful, two renderings being possible.
(1) That of the A.V. and R.
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Now my brothers, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord
of glory, with respect of persons (James 2:1).
This is so difficult. It is so easy for us to fall in the trap of
respecting pers...
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1 Peter 2:6; 2 Chronicles 20:7; 2 Timothy 3:16; Acts 1:16; Exodus
33:11
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Was fulfilled [ε π λ η ρ ω θ η]. Not was confirmed, which the
word does not mean either in New - Testament or in classical usage,
but was actually and fully realized. James here uses the formula which...