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Verse 21. _WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER_] Did not the conduct of
Abraham, in offering up his son Isaac on the altar, sufficiently prove
that _he believed in God_, and that it was his _faith_ in him that...
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WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER - Our progenitor, our ancestor; using the
word “father,” as frequently occurs in the Bible, to denote a
remote ancestor. Compare the notes at Matthew 1:1. A reference to his...
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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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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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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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JUSTIFIED. App-191.
SON. App-108....
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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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_Was not Abraham our father justified by works_ The close
correspondence of phraseology with Romans 4:2 at first seems to favour
the view that St James is correcting or modifying St Paul's statement
I...
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ἘΔΙΚΑΙΏΘΗ. The strict meaning of δικαιοῦν is to
make δίκαιος, so to justify or acquit. The further meaning
‘to regard as righteous’ is not etymologically justifiable and
rests on supposed theological...
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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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ΈΔΙΚΑΙΏΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΔΙΚΑΙΌΩ (G1344)
провозглашать праведным, объявлять
правым, оправдывать (TDNT; Romans 2:13; Bengel;
Lenski).
ΆΝΕΝΈΓΚΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΑΝΑΦΈΡΩ (G399)
предлагать, же...
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WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER JUSTIFIED— "Take an instance of the truth
of what I have advanced under Divine inspiration, in the most
celebrated of all the patriarchs; I mean, the instance of Abraham, ou...
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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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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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Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered
Isaac his son upon the altar?
ABRAHAM OUR FATHER JUSTIFIED BY WORKS - evidentially before men
(note, James 2:18). In James 2:23 Ja...
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VERSE 21 WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER JUSTIFIED BY WORKS?
You, brethren, are of Hebrew descent, and as such I assume that you
remember the history of our progenitor, so sacredly and carefully
taught you...
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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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2:21 by (f-7) _ Ek_ , as ver.18....
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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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WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER JUSTIFIED BY WORKS...? — St. James now
addresses his two examples from familiar history in force of his plea
for active faith. The first is the marvellous devotion and trust...
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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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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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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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Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν : A stereotyped phrase in
Jewish literature. οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἐδικαιώθη : the
writer is referring to the well-known Jewish doctrine of זכות
(_Zecûth_), on this subject see Introduction...
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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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FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD
James wanted his objectors to acknowledge the obvious truth that faith
without works is dead. Woods says "foolish man" literally means "an
empty-headed fellow" (James 2:20)...
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Was not Abraham our father (k) justified by works, when he had offered
Isaac his son upon the altar?
(k) Was he not by his works known and found to be justified? For he
speaks not here of the causes...
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Was not Abraham....justified by works? We may observe, that St. James
here brings the very same examples of Abraham and Rahab, which it is
likely he knew some had miscontrued in St. Paul, as if the g...
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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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21_Was not Abraham_. The Sophists lay hold on the word _justified_,
and then they cry out as being victorious, that justification is
partly by works. But we ought to seek out a right interpretation
ac...
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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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WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER JUSTIFIED BY WORKS,.... Not as the causes
of his justification, that is denied, Romans 4:2 but as effects of it,
showing the truth of his faith, and the reality of his justi...
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Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered
Isaac his son upon the altar?
Ver. 21. _Justified by works_] _sc._ _Declarative et in fore humano, _
but not before God,Romans 3:2....
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_Was not_, &c. As if he had said, Take an instance of this in the most
celebrated of all the patriarchs, _our father Abraham._ Was not he
_justified by works_ Did not his works manifest the truth and...
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The example of Abraham and Rahab:...
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WAS NOT ABRAHAM, OUR FATHER, JUSTIFIED BY WORKS WHEN HE HAD OFFERED
ISAAC, HIS SON, UPON THE ALTAR?...
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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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Discuss: Abraham's faith. Was Abraham justified by faith OR by works?
What did the sacrifice of Isaac show about the faith of Abraham? See
Romans 4:1-12. Is there a contradiction between Romans and Ja...
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THE FAITH THAT SAVES
James 2:21 "Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he
offered up Isaac his son on the altar?" "Was not Abraham our father"
-James introduces. Biblical example (an app...
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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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WAS NOT ABRAHAM OUR FATHER; not only the father of us as Jews, (for to
them he wrote), and according to the flesh, but as believers, and
according to the promise; so all believers are called Abraham's...
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James 2:21 Was G1344 not G3756 Abraham G11 our G2257 father G3962
justified G1344 (G5681) by G1537 works...
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‘Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered
up Isaac his son on the altar?'
He then takes the example of Abraham, the first man who is said to
have had ‘faith', the Abraham of w...
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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 2:21. James now adduces two examples those of Abraham and Rahab
to prove the truth of his assertion that faith can only save if it is
productive of good works. And, first, the example of Abraham...
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JUSTIFIED BY WORKS
(εξ εργων εδικαιωθη). First aorist passive indicative
of δικαιοω (see Galatians and Romans for this verb, to declare
righteous, to set right) in a question with ουκ expecting an
a...
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JUSTIFIED
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 4:2). _...
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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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HOW? "Our ancestor Abraham is an example of what I am talking about.
IT WAS THROUGH HIS ACTIONS. "The whole life of Abraham was living
proof the he believed God! I especially point you to the incident...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:21 ABRAHAM... JUSTIFIED BY WORKS. James may
seem to contradict Paul here (compare Romans 4:2). However, while Paul
cites...
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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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Acts 7:2; Genesis 22:16; Genesis 22:9; Isaiah 51:2; James 2:18;...
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Was not Abraham justified by works — St. Paul says he was justified
by faith, Romans 4:2, &c.: yet St. James does not contradict him; for
he does not speak of the same justification. St. Paul speaks o...
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If Abraham was saved by works, why does the Bible say he was justified
by faith?
PROBLEM: Paul clearly teaches that we are justified by faith and not
by works (Romans 1:17). He declared, “But to him w...