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JAMES 2:19 ei-j evstin o` qeo,j {B}
Among the several readings the chief difference turns on the presence
or absence of the article: B 614 630 1875 2412 2495 _al_ read ei-j
qeo,j evstin (“There is on...
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Verse 19. _THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD_] This is the faith in
which these persons put their hope of pleasing God, and of obtaining
eternal life. Believing in the _being and unity of_ _God_
di...
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THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD - One of the great and cardinal
doctrines of religion is here selected as an illustration of all. The
design of the apostle seems to have been to select one of 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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But some one may well say, "Have you faith?" My answer is, "I have
deeds. Show me your faith apart from your deeds and I will show you my
faith by means of my deeds." You say that you believe there is...
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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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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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BELIEVEST. App-150.
DEVILS. demons. See App-101.
BELIEVE. App-150.
TREMBLE. shudder. Greek. _phrisso._ Only here....
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_Thou believest that there is one God_ The instance of the faith in
which men were trusting is important as shewing the class of
Solifidians (to use a term which controversy has made memorable) which...
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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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ὍΤΙ ΕἾΣ ἘΣΤῚΝ Ὁ ΘΕΌΣ; the reading of אA, the
Vulgate, Peshitto and other versions: εἶς ὁ θεός ἐστιν
B: εἶς ὁ θεός, some versions: ὁ θεὸς εἶς
ἐστίν K2L.
19. The ineffectiveness of faith regarded as me...
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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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THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD;— All that is said from this
place to James 2:23 is by way of answer to the inquiry made James 2:18
namely, which was the way to manifest that a man had true faith...
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GODLY FAITH VS. THE DEVIL'S FAITH
_Text 2:18-20_
James 2:18
Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy
faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee _my_
fai...
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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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Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils
also believe, and tremble.
THOU - emphatic. Thou self-deceiving claimant to faith without works.
THAT THERE IS ONE-GOD, [ ho (G35...
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VERSE 19. THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD.
As though the one claiming to possess faith without works still
insists in the correctness of his position, and in proof asserts that
he believes in the...
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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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TREMBLE] better, 'shudder.' Even the evil spirits have a kind of
'faith'; and their faith bears fruit of a sort. It causes them
profound fear: Mark 1:24; Luke 8:28. No doubt St. James has in his
mind...
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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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THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD; THOU DOEST WELL. — Better
thus, _Thou believest that God is One; thou doest well._ He is the
formal object of faith derived from knowledge, whether by sense,
intu...
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James 2:21; James 2:25
CHAPTER 13
THE FAITH OF THE DEMONS; THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM; AND THE FAITH OF RAHAB
THE HARLOT.
James 2:19; James 2:21;...
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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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σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἶς ἐστιν ὁ θεός :
_Cf._ Mark 12:29 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6.
The reading varies, see critic
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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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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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A FAITH THAT DOES NOT WORK IS USELESS
Those who claimed to have faith but failed to be fair in their
treatment of the poor, as well as rich, had a faith that would not
save them. James does not say th...
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(10) Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils
also believe, and tremble.
(10) Another reason taken from an absurdity: if such a faith were the
true faith by means of which we...
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The devils also believe, and tremble. St. James compares indeed faith
without other virtues and good works, to the faith of devils: but
comparisons must never be stretched farther than they are intend...
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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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19_Thou believest that there is one God_. From this one sentence it
appears evident that the whole dispute is not about faith, but of the
common knowledge of God, which can no more connect man with Go...
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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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THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD,.... These words are a
continuation of the address of the man that has works, to him that
boasts of his faith without them, observing to him, that one, and a
main...
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Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also
believe, and tremble.
Ver. 19. _Believe and tremble_] Gr. φρισσουσι, roar as the
sea, and shriek horribly, Acts 19:29; Mark 6:49...
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Jam. 2:19. "The devils also believe and tremble." They believe that
Jesus is the Christ, etc. And tremble at the thoughts of the overthrow
he will give them.
Jam. 4:14...
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_Yea, a man_ Who judges better; _may say_ To such a vain talker, in
order to bring matters to a short issue; _thou hast faith_ Thou
sayest; _and I_ make it appear by my life and conversation that I
_h...
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THOU DOEST WELL; in believing that there is one God, thou believest
the truth; but it will do you no good, any more than it does devils
who believe the same, unless it lead you to obey him....
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Proof of faith demanded in brotherly love:...
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THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD; THOU DOEST WELL: THE DEVILS ALSO
BELIEVE AND TREMBLE....
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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 many gods are there? Does Satan believe in God? Will Satan be
saved? (Since faith saves, will Satan be saved?) What does the word
“tremble” suggest? Why did Felix tremble in Acts 24:25 ?...
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"You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe,
and shudder."You believe that God is one" -"there is one God". One of
the basic truths which one must accept, is that there is one G...
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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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THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD; thou givest thy assent to this
truth, that there is one God. This may likewise imply other articles
of the creed, to which the like assent may be given. THOU DOES...
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James 2:19 You G4771 believe G4100 (G5719) that G3754 is G2076 (G5748)
one G1520 God G2316 do...
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“You believe that God is one? You do well. The demons also believe,
and shudder.'
‘Ah,' says the first man solemnly, ‘I am a believer. I believe
that God is One just as He told me to' (in Deuteronomy...
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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 2:19. THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD. Here the existence
of a theoretical faith is admitted: Thou assentest to the statement
that there is one God, or, as it is otherwise read, ‘that God i...
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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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THOU BELIEVEST THAT GOD IS ONE
(συ πιστευεις οτ εις θεος εστιν). James goes
on with his reply and takes up mere creed apart from works, belief
that God exists (there is one God), a fundamental doct...
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James 2:19
Atheism.
I. For the vast majority of mankind, two phenomena have been in all
ages, and I believe will be to the end of time, the all-sufficient
proof that there is one God. One is the univ...
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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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DO YOU BELIEVE? The basic belief of the Jew was stated in the _Shema'_
"Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One" (Deuteronomy
6:4-6). This is the _profession of faith_ which every Jew makes o...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:19 GOD IS ONE. This affirmation that there is
only one true and living God comes from Deuteronomy 6:4 (see...
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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 2:14. SAY.—Or, “make profession.” The man may really have
the faith, but it cannot be an _effective_ faith if it finds no
expression in actions. “Faith, without a...
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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 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 Timothy 2:5; Acts 16:17;...
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Tremble [φ ρ ι σ σ ο υ σ ι ν]. Only here in New Testament.
It means, originally, to be rough on the surface; to bristle. Hence,
used of the fields with ears of corn; of a line of battle bristling
with...
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Thou believest there is one God — I allow this: but this proves only
that thou hast the same faith with the devils. Nay, they not only
believe, but tremble — At the dreadful expectation of eternal
tor...
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If the demons believe in God, then why are they not saved?
PROBLEM: According to the Bible, all that is necessary to be saved is
to “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 16:31), for “whoever
believ...
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As if the apostle had said, "Be thou either Jew of Christian, thou
believest that there is. God, and assentest to the articles of
religion: herein thou doest well, but this is no more than what the
de...