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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...
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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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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...
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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....
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_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...
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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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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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....
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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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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 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...
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(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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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_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...
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CHOSEN THE POOR; to be his disciples more often than the rich....
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DEAD FAITH COMPARED WITH LIVING FAITH.
Caution against partiality:...
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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?...
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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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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...
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THE:
Or, that...
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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...
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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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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...
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James 2:5 Listen G191 (G5657) my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80 Has
G1586 God G2316 not G3756 chosen...
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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...
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‘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...
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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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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...
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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...
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WORLD
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
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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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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...
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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 2:5 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...
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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...
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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 1:26; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Kings
22:28;...
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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...
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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...
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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...