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Verse 12. _SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO_] Have respect to every commandment
of God, for this the _law of liberty _- the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
particularly requires; and this is the law by which all mankin...
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SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO, AS THEY THAT SHALL BE JUDGED BY THE LAW OF
LIBERTY - On the phrase, “the law of liberty,” see the notes at
James 1:25. Compare the notes at James 4:11. The meaning is, that in...
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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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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...
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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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So speak and so act as those who are going to be judged under the law
of liberty. For he who acts without mercy will have judgment without
mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
As he comes to the end...
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SPEAK. App-121.
SHALL. are about to.
JUDGED. App-122.
BY. App-104.James 2:1.
LIBERTY. Compare James 1:25....
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_So speak ye, and so do_ The thoughts of the teacher dwell, as before
(chap. James 1:26) and afterwards (chap. James 3:1-12), on sins of
speech as no less tests of character than sins of act. In so do...
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ΔΙᾺ ΝΌΜΟΥ ἘΛΕΥΘΕΡΊΑΣ ΜΈΛΛΟΝΤΕΣ
ΚΡΊΝΕΣΘΑΙ. See note James 1:25....
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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...
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_GOD HAS A ROYAL LAW -- JAMES 2:8-13:_ Discrimination is contrary to
the Royal Law which saves man from sin. James reminded Christians that
God has a "Royal Law." James used the expression "royal law,...
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DISCOURSE: 2364
THE LAW OF LIBERTY
James 2:12. _So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by
the law of liberty_.
THE law of works contained in the Ten Commandments is continued in
force u...
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SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO, &C.— "Let it therefore be your care, that ye
so speak and so act as those that shall be judged by the law of
liberty, by the glorious gospel, which is a dispensation that sets...
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
_Text 2:10-13_
James 2:10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point,
he is become guilty of all.
11.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said a...
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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...
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So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of
liberty.
Summing up the previous reasonings.
SPEAK - referring back to ; : the fuller discussion is given, James
3:1.
Judged by...
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VERSE 12 SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO.
The exhortation is plain, and contains essential truth. It we so speak
and so act from love of the right, and because it is right, then we
speak and act as persons th...
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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...
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2:12 (C)1998 economy publishing. Rights asserted over non-public
domain aspects only....
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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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THE LAW OF LIBERTY] better, 'a law of liberty.' There can be no true
liberty without obedience. A Law of liberty is one which a man obeys
freely, not because he must, but because it is a Law of love,...
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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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SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO. — The writer has shown how unsuspected sins
lead quickly to a violation of the Law, and in concluding this part of
his Epistle he returns to the warning against an unguarded to...
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James 2:1-13 take up again the subject of the rich and poor which was
commenced in James 1:9-11....
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οὕτως λαλεῖτε καὶ οὕτως ποιεῖτε : When
one thinks of the teaching of our Lord in such passages as Matthew
5:22; Matthew 5:28, where sinful feelings and thoughts are reckoned as
equally wicked with sin...
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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...
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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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THE ROYAL LAW
James seemingly anticipated their response. Perhaps they would say
they were only following the law, fit for kings, which said they
should love their neighbor as themselves (Leviticus 19...
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(7) So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of
liberty.
(7) The conclusion of the whole treatise: we are upon this condition
delivered from the curse of the law by the mercy o...
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_By the law of liberty; i.e. by the new law and doctrine of Christ.
(Witham)_...
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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...
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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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_LAW AND LIBERTY_
‘The law or liberty.’
James 2:12
‘Law’—merely ‘law’—‘law’ only—is a bondage harsh and
severe. ‘Liberty’ alone, and unguarded, passes into
licentiousness, runs riot, and becomes tyr...
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12_So speak ye_. Some give this explanation, that as they flattered
themselves too much, they are summoned to the right tribunal; for men
absolve themselves according to their own notions, because the...
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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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SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO,.... Both words and actions should be taken
care of; it becomes men to observe what they say, and what they do;
for both sinful words and works are transgressions of the law, an...
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So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of
liberty.
Ver. 12. _As they that shall be judged_] Or, as they that should
judge by the law of liberty; which is so called, because i...
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_So speak ye, and so do_ In all things; _as they that shall be judged_
Without respect of persons; _by the law of liberty_ The gospel, (see
on James 1:25,) the law of universal love, which alone is pe...
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THE LAW OF LIBERTY; see note to chap James 1:25. Obedience, if
sincere, will be universal; and real love to God, or living faith in
him, will lead men to have respect to all his commandments. Psalms
1...
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The will of God to be kept in all parts:...
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SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO, AS THEY THAT SHALL BE JUDGED BY THE LAW OF
LIBERTY....
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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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How should we speak? Why will be NOT be judged by the Law of Moses? By
what law will we be judged?...
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"So speak and so act, as those who are to be judged by the law of
liberty."So speak and so act" -present imperatives-do so as. habit.
"We are to live continuously both in our words and actions in view...
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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...
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SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO: the apostle concluding his discourse about
respecting persons, which consisted both in their words and actions,
be directs them how to govern themselves in both. AS THEY THAT S...
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James 2:12 So G3779 speak G2980 (G5720) and G2532 so G3779 do G4160
(G5720) as G5613 be...
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‘So speak you, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of
liberty.'
He then applies his words to the Christians who are hearing his letter
read to them. They are to recognise this principle an...
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THE REASON THAT THEIR TREATMENT OF RICH AND POOR IS TO BE CONDEMNED
AND WILL COME INTO JUDGMENT IS NOW GIVEN (JAMES 2:8).
Having opened with an illustration so as to seize the attention, James
now app...
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James 2:12. SO SPEAK YE AND SO DO, AS THEY THAT SHALL BE JUDGED BY THE
LAW OF LIBERTY. The law of liberty is not here the moral law, nor the
love of our neighbour as a single commandment, but the same...
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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...
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SO SPEAK YE, AND SO DO
(ουτως λαλειτε κα ουτως ποιειτε). Present
active imperatives as a habit. For the combination see James 1:19-21
contrasted with James 1:22-25, and James 1:26 with...
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James 2:12
The Law of Liberty.
Take these two words, "the law of liberty" liberty and law. They stand
over against one another. Our first conception of them is as
contradictory. The history of human...
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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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SPEAK AND ACT. "Since you know you will be judged by the _law that
sets men free_ (see note on James 1:25_),_ be sure you speak and act
so that the Good News will not condemn you!!!" The law of Christ...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:1 The Sin of Favoritism. The problem of the
poor and the rich, already emphasized in James 1:9,...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:12 THE LAW OF LIBERTY. The law of Christ
provides freedom from sin.
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 2:10.—Omit word “point”; insert “precept” or
“commandment.” Because the law is only the various application of
one essential principle.
James 2:13.—Render, “For...
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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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2 Peter 1:4; Colossians 3:17; James 2:8; James 1:25; Philippians 4:8...
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So. With reference to what follows, speak and do....
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So speak and act — In all things. As they that shall be judged —
Without respect of persons. By the law of liberty — The gospel; the
law of universal love, which alone is perfect freedom. For their
tr...
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Does the law bring liberty or bondage?
PROBLEM: By James’ account, the law of God brings liberty into the
Christian’s life, since he describes it here as the “law of
liberty.” This appears to be in d...