James 5:12. 5:12. But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes,” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment. Swearing an Oath Just what is swearing? Using certain words really isn’t so much swearing as it is… Continue reading Swearing an Oath. James 5:12.
Patience Pays Off. James 5:7-11.
James 5:7-11. 5:7. Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 5:8. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 5:9. … Continue reading Patience Pays Off. James 5:7-11.
Wealth with Responsibility. James 5:1-6.
James 5:1-6. 5:1. Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 5:2. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 5:3. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up… Continue reading Wealth with Responsibility. James 5:1-6.
Make Plans to Enjoy Life. James 4:13-17.
James 4:13-17. 4:13. Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 4:14. whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a… Continue reading Make Plans to Enjoy Life. James 4:13-17.
Leave the Judging to God. James 4:11-12.
James 4:11-12. 4:11. Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 4:12. There is one Lawgiver, who is… Continue reading Leave the Judging to God. James 4:11-12.
Cure for Jealous Pride. James 4:5-10.
James 4:5-10. 4:5. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? 4:6. But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 4:7. Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 4:8. … Continue reading Cure for Jealous Pride. James 4:5-10.
Enemies of God. James 4:4.
James 4:4. 4:4. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Enemies of God. The core meaning of what this passage is about is that we should seek to always be… Continue reading Enemies of God. James 4:4.
Coveting Causes Conflict. James 4:1-3.
James 4:1-3. 4:1. Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 4:2. You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 4:3. … Continue reading Coveting Causes Conflict. James 4:1-3.
An Attitude of Wisdom: James 3:13-18.
James 3:13-18. 3:13. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 3:14. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 3:15. This wisdom does not descend from above, but… Continue reading An Attitude of Wisdom: James 3:13-18.
Source of Self Control: James 3:5-12.
James 3:5-12. 3:5. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 3:6. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course… Continue reading Source of Self Control: James 3:5-12.