Listen, my dear brothers! "To show it is wrong to respect the rich more than the poor, I ask you to hear this." God chose the poor. See 1 Corinthians 1:26-27. Remember the Jews felt the rich had been more blessed by God, and were therefore closer to Him. But James shows that God himself chose the poor and they have the right to come to Him. And to possess the Kingdom. Compare Matthew 5:3 and note.
Verse James 2:5. _HATH NOT GOD CHOSEN THE POOR OF THIS WORLD_] This seems to refer to Matthew 11:5: _And the poor have the Gospel preached to them_. These believed on the Lord Jesus, and found his sa...
HEARKEN, MY BELOVED BRETHREN - The apostle now proceeds to show that the rich, as such, had no special claim on their favor, and that the poor in fact might be made more entitled to esteem than they w...
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...
BELOVED. App-135. HATH... CHOSEN. Did... choose. GOD. App-98. THIS. the. WORLD. App-129. KINGDOM. See App-112, App-113, App-114. HATH. Omit. LOVE. App-135....
_Hath not God chosen_ Better, perhaps, DID NOT GOD CHOOSE? as referring to the special election of the poor by Christ as the heirs of blessings and the messengers of His Kingdom (Matthew 5:3; Luke 6:2...
ΤΩ͂Ι ΚΌΣΜΩΙ with אA*BC*. The T. R. τοῦ κόσμου τούτου has very slight support; τοῦ κόσμου appears in A2C2KLP and other authorities. It is an instance of the more difficult giving place to the easier re...
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...
ΆΚΟΎΣΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, ΈΞΕΛΈΞΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΚΛΈΓΟΜΑΙ (G1586) выбирать, избирать; _med._ избирать для себя, ΠΤΩΧΌΣ (G4434) бедный, нищий, ΤΩ ΚΌΣΜΩ (G28...
DISCOURSE: 2363 GOD’S DISTINGUISHED REGARD FOR THE POOR James 2:5. _Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath prom...
HATH NOT GOD CHOSEN THE POOR, &C.— Christianity was not spread by the power or contrivance of courtiers and great men, or to advance a secular interest; but the God and Father of all chose this method...
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...
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...
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? HEARKEN. James brings to trial the se...
VERSE 5 HEARKEN, MY BELOVED BRETHREN. That is, listen to me. Give heed to what I say, my beloved brethren, while I show you the evil there is in the conduct which I so sharply, yet tenderly, rebuke....
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...
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...
HEARKEN, MY BELOVED BRETHREN. — With complete change of manner the Apostle writes now as if he were speaking, in brief quivering sentences, appealing to the hearts which his stronger words may not com...
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....
Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί : This expression, which one would expect to hear rather in a vigorous address, reveals the writer as one who was also an impassioned speaker; _cf._ in the same spirit,...
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...
(2) Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the (d) poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? (2) He shows that those who pref...
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...
5_Hearken, my beloved brethren_. He proves now by a two-fold argument, that they acted preposterously, when for the sake of the rich they despised the poor: The first is, that it is unbecoming and dis...
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...
HEARKEN, MY BELOVED BRETHREN,.... As to a matter of importance, and worthy of attention and regard; being an instance of the divine conduct towards the poor, and carries in it a strong argument agains...
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? Ver. 5. _Chosen the poor_] This the worl...
_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...
CHOSEN THE POOR; to be his disciples more often than the rich....
DEAD FAITH COMPARED WITH LIVING FAITH. Caution against partiality:...
HEARKEN, MY BELOVED BRETHREN, HATH NOT GOD CHOSEN THE POOR OF THIS WORLD RICH IN FAITH, AND HEIRS OF THE KINGDOM WHICH HE HATH PROMISED TO THEM THAT LOVE HIM?...
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...
Why does James tell us to listen? Why don't we pay attention as we should? Is our attention span as long as it should be? How are the poor chosen to be rich in faith? Is it better to be poor than rich...
THE: Or, that...
Arguments Against Prejudice James 2:5 "Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?" "Li...
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...
HATH NOT GOD CHOSEN THE POOR? Not that God hath chosen all the poor in the world, but his choice is chiefly of them, 1 CORINTHIANS 1:26,28. Poor he means in the things _of this world, _ and in the est...
James 2:5 Listen G191 (G5657) my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80 Has G1586 God G2316 not G3756 chosen...
‘Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose those who are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingly Rule which he promised to those who love him? But you have dishonoured...
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 2:5. HEARKEN, MY BELOVED BRETHREN. With this verse St. James commences to show the sinfulness of such conduct; and, first, it is in contradiction to the conduct of God. HATH NOT GOD CHOSEN THE...
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...
DID NOT GOD CHOOSE? (ουχ ο θεος εξελεξατο;). Affirmative answer expected. First aorist middle (indirect, God chose for himself) indicative of εκλεγω, the very form used by Paul three times of God's...
WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
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...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:5 CHOSEN... TO BE RICH IN FAITH. The poor have a special place in God’s “economy” of salvation. They are rich in an eternal sense because they are HEIRS OF THE KINGDOM (compare...
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 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Kings 22:28;...
Hearken, my beloved brethren. Alford cites this phrase as one of the very few links which connect this epistle with the speech of Jas. in Acts 14:13. The poor of this world [τ ο υ ς π τ ω χ ο υ ς τ ο...
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...
To prevent the growing evil condemned in the foregoing verse, of undervaluing those that are rich in grace, because poor in estate, the apostle in this verse declares how God himself gives countenance...