Wesley's Explanatory Notes
James 2:7
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name — Of God and of Christ. The apostle speaks chiefly of rich heathens: but are Christians, so called, a whit behind them?
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name — Of God and of Christ. The apostle speaks chiefly of rich heathens: but are Christians, so called, a whit behind them?
Verse 7. _BLASPHEME THAT WORTHY NAME_] They took every occasion to asperse the _Christian_ name and the Christian faith, and have been, from the beginning to the present day, famous for their blasphem...
DO THEY NOT BLASPHEME THAT WORTHY NAME? - This is another argument to show that the rich had no special claim to the honor which they were disposed to show them. The “worthy name” here referred to is,...
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)...
This paragraph on Servility suits exhortation of Jews incomparably better than that of Christians, among whom not many rich were found for generations. The scene of James 2:2 is the synagogue, best ta...
Listen, my dear brothers. Did God not choose those who are poor by the world's valuation to be rich because of their faith and to be heirs of the Kingdom which he has promised to those who love him? B...
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...
THAT. the. WORTHY. honourable. Greek. _kalos._ See Romans 12:17. NAME. See Acts 2:38; Acts 15:26. BY THE WHICH, &C. = which is called upon (App-104.) you. called. See...
_Do not they blaspheme that worthy name_ Better, DO NOT THEY REVILE THAT NOBLE NAME? The pronoun is again emphatic, IS IT NOT THEY THAT REVILE? The two senses of the Greek verb, the reviling which has...
ΤῸ ΚΑΛῸΝ ὌΝΟΜΑ. Not the name of ‘Christian,’ as some have thought, but the name of Jesus Christ into [or in] which they had been baptized; see the first instance of baptism, Acts 2:38, βαπτισθήτω ἕκασ...
5–14. THE ROYAL LAW OF LOVE IS INFRINGED BY THE UNJUST AND SCORNFUL TREATMENT OF THE POOR DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING SECTION, AND THUS THE WHOLE LAW IS BROKEN...
_GOD HATES DISCRIMINATION -- JAMES 2:1-7:_ The Christian religion will not allow a person to practice discrimination. Discrimination is an example of inconsistency between faith and action. In the thi...
ΑΎΤΟΊ _пот. pl. от_ ΑΥΤΌΣ (G846) сам; "они сами"; вероятно, для выделения, ΒΛΑΣΦΗΜΟΎΣΙΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΒΛΑΣΦΗΜΈΩ (G987) хулить, богохульствовать, ΈΠΙΚΛΗΘΈΝ _aor. pass. part. от_ ΈΠΙΚΑΛΈΩ (G19...
WORTHY— _Honourable._...
WHY OVER-RATING RICHES IS SIN _Text 2:5-9_ James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promi...
CHAPTER IV _OVER-RATED RICHES_ James 2:1-13 _Introduction_ The ability to accumulate riches, in the minds of many people, seems to qualify any man for any position. Even though the acquisition of r...
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? 'Is it not they [ autoi (G846)] that blaspheme,' etc., as in James 2:6? Rich pagan must be meant; none others would directly blasp...
26 The outward form of divine service, the rites and ceremonies of the sacerdotal system of Moses, was but the exterior shell of truth. It was the letter: truth was the spirit. The ritual was full of...
WORTHY NAME] RV 'honourable name.' For baptism into the name of Christ see Acts 2:38. For the expression cp. Acts 5:41; (RV) Philippians 2:9. BY THE WHICH YE ARE CALLED] better, 'which was called over...
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...
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...
DO NOT THEY BLASPHEME... — To “blaspheme” is to hurt with the tongue, and includes all manner of evil speech; but a more exclusive use of the word is with regard to things divine, and particularly the...
CHAPTER 11 THE INIQUITY OF RESPECTING THE RICH AND DESPISING THE POOR-THE SOLIDARITY OF THE DIVINE LAW. James 2:5 ST. JAMES is varied in his style. Sometimes he writes short, maxim-like sentences, w...
James 2:1-13 take up again the subject of the rich and poor which was commenced in James 1:9-11....
βλασφημοῦσιν : for the force of the word _cf._ Sir 3:16, ὡς βλάσφημος ὁ ἐγκαταλιπὼν (the Greek is certainly wrong here, the Hebrew has בוזה, “he that despiseth”) πατέρα. _Cf._ Romans 2:24, τὸ ὄνομα το...
AVOID SERVILITY TO THE RICH James 2:1 This sin of making distinctions in God's house is as rife today as ever; and wherever it is practiced the divine Spirit departs. God's love is impartial, so far...
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...
THE POOR ARE OFTEN RICH IN FAITH The simple truth is that the poor in this world are much more likely to have that rich faith which moves them to obey the gospel call (James 2:5). They do not have so...
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are (e) called? (e) Literally, "which is called upon of you"....
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. (2) For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come...
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...
7_Worthy, _or _good name_. I doubt not but that he refers here to the name of God and of Christ. And he says, _by_, or, _on, the which ye are called_; not in prayer, as Scripture is wont sometimes to...
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...
Ver. 7 DO THEY NOT BLASPHEME THAT WORTHY NAME,.... Of Christ, or Christians; BY THE WHICH YE ARE CALLED? and which, as before, may design either unbelieving rich men, whether among Jews, or Gentiles,...
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? Ver. 7. _Do not they blaspheme_] That is, cause to be blasphemed, as Romans 2:24; 1 Timothy 1:20. Marcellinus, a heathen historian,...
_Hearken_ As if he had said, Stay, consider, ye that judge thus. Does not the presumption lie rather in favour of the poor man? _Hath not God chosen the poor_ That is, are not they whom God hath chose...
THAT WORTHY NAME; the name of Christ....
DEAD FAITH COMPARED WITH LIVING FAITH. Caution against partiality:...
DO NOT THEY BLASPHEME THAT WORTHY NAME BY THE WHICH YE ARE CALLED?...
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...
What does the word “blaspheme” mean? Why do some think blasphemy is an unforgivable sin? What does Matthew 12:31-32 teach? How do the rich blaspheme? Whom do they blaspheme? What is the name we are ca...
"Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?"blaspheme the fair name" -To blaspheme is to speak reproachfully, disrespectfully and evil against the things of God. The phrase "fa...
1-13 Those who profess faith in Christ as the Lord of glory, must not respect persons on account of mere outward circumstances and appearances, in a manner not agreeing with their profession of being...
DO NOT THEY BLASPHEME? If the rich here spoken of were Christians, then they may be said to blaspheme Christ's name, when by their wicked carriage they caused it to be blasphemed by others, unbeliever...
James 2:7 Do G987 they G846 not G3756 blaspheme G987 (G5719) noble G2570 name G3686 by G1909 which...
‘Do they not blaspheme the honourable name by which you are called?' Indeed, he can go further. It is the rich and the powerful who more than any others bring the name of Jesus into disrepute. And the...
CHAPTER 2. FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD. The Fact That Faith Without Relevant Action Is Dead Is Illustrated (James 2:1). It Will Be Brought Into Judgment (James 2:8,) And The Case Is Argued Scriptural...
James 2:7. DO NOT THEY BLASPHEME. The pronoun is emphatic: ‘Is it not they who blaspheme.' The allusion may be to the attempts of the unbelieving Jews to compel believers to blaspheme the name of Chri...
James 2:1-13. In this passage, St. James proceeds to caution his readers against showing respect of persons, especially in their religious assemblies; for by doing so they would violate their Christia...
BLASPHEME (βλασφημουσιν). Present active indicative of common verb βλασφημεω (from βλασφημος, speaking evil, βλαξ or βλαπτω and φημη), as in Luke 22:65.THE HONOURABLE NAME (το καλον ονομα). "The...
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...
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...
THEY ARE THE ONES. It was the _rich Jewish leaders_ as a class that blasphemed the name of Jesus and said he was a phony (fraud) who deserved the death he died. Yet some in the church were showing mor...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:6 OPPRESS YOU reflects terrible social injustices in the first century. Merchants and landowners were taking land and possessions from the poor (see James 5:1
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:1 The Sin of Favoritism. The problem of the poor and the rich, already emphasized in James 1:9,...
SINS OF PARTIALITY, ETC. _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ James 2:1. HAVE NOT.—Better, “hold not.” _Webster_ translates, “Without showing degrees of deference, maintain ye your faith.” THE LORD OF GLO...
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.
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...
1 Timothy 1:13; Acts 11:26; Acts 26:11; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 3:15;...
They [α υ τ ο ι]. Emphatic. "Is it not they who blaspheme ?" Worthy [κ α λ ο ν]. Rev., better, because stronger, honorable. By this epithet the disgracefulness of the blasphemy is emphasized. By the w...