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Verse James 2:2. _IF THERE COME UNTO YOUR ASSEMBLY_] εις την
συναγωγην. _Into the synagogue_. It appears from this that
the apostle is addressing _Jews_ who frequented their synagogues, and
carried o...
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FOR IF THERE COME INTO YOUR ASSEMBLY - Margin, as in Greek,
“synagogue.” It is remarkable that this is the only place in the
New Testament where the word “synagogue” is applied to the
Christian church...
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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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For, if a man comes into your assembly with his fingers covered with
gold rings and dressed in elegant clothes and a poor man comes in
dressed in shabby clothes, and you pay special attention to the m...
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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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ASSEMBLY. synagogue. Greek. _sunagoge._ App-120.
MAN. App-123.
WITH. GOLD RING. Literally gold-ringed. Greek. _chrusodaktulios,_ Only
here.
GOODLY. bright, or shining. Greek. _lampros._ Here, James...
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_if there come unto your assembly_ Literally, INTO YOUR SYNAGOGUE, the
old familiar name as yet, in that early stage of the Church's life,
being used for the Christian as for the Jewish place of worsh...
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ΤῊΝ omitted before συναγωγὴν with א*BC: AKLP and almost
all the later authorities insert the article.
2. ἘᾺΝ ΓᾺΡ ΕἸΣΈΛΘΗΙ. ἐάν is virtually equivalent
to ὅταν. The supposed case is presented vividly...
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1–4.
THE SUBJECT OF θρησκεία NATURALLY LEADS TO THE THOUGHT OF THE
συναγωγή, CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH WHICH IS THE SPIRITUAL DANGER
OF προσωπολημψία, AGAINST WHICH ST JAMES NOW WARNS HIS
BRETHREN....
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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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ΕΊΣΈΛΘΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΕΙΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525)
ВХОДИТЬ. _Conj._ С ΈΆΝ (G1437) в _conj._ 3 типа,
предполагающем возможность или
вероятность условия,
ΣΥΝΑΓΩΓΉ (G4864) собрание, сбор (Davids; Martin),...
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UNTO YOUR ASSEMBLY— That here the apostle speaks of consistories for
civil judicatures, is argued, 1st, From the accepting of persons,
James 2:1 which in the Old Testament and the New, as often as it...
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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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TEMPTATION IN THE CHURCH
_Text 2:1-4_
1.
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
glory, with respect of persons.
2.
For if there come into your synagogue a man with...
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For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in
goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
IF THERE COME, [ ean (G1437) ... eiselthee (G1525)].
ASSEMBLY -...
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VERSE 2 FOR IF THERE COME INTO YOUR ASSEMBLY.
The apostle commences an illustration of the thought he introduced in
the first verse. I cannot concur with Macknight that the apostle has
before him a tr...
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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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In the Jewish-Christian Church the place for worship is still the
synagogue (Hebrews 10:25). At first strangers would be admitted (1
Corinthians 14:16)....
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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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FOR IF THERE COME UNTO YOUR ASSEMBLY (literally, _synagogue_). —
This is the only place in the New Testament where the Jewish word is
used for a Christian congregation.
A MAN WITH A GOLD RING, IN GOOD...
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CHAPTER 10
THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ST. JAMES-THE PRACTICAL UNBELIEF INVOLVED IN
SHOWING A WORLDLY RESPECT OF PERSONS IN PUBLIC WORSHIP.
James 2:1
As has been stated already, in a previous chapter, one of...
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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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εἰς συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν : as the Epistle is addressed
to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion no particular synagogue can be
meant here; it is a general direction that is being given. In the N.T.
the word i...
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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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CHRISTIANITY ELIMINATES PARTIALITY
Roberts points out that the Greek word for "respect of persons"
literally means "face receiving." In other words, judging what kind of
man one is by how he looks. Th...
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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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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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FOR IF THERE COME UNTO YOUR ASSEMBLY,.... The place of religious
worship where saints are assembled together for that purpose; though
some think a civil court of judicature is intended, and to which t...
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For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly
apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
Ver. 2. _For if there come, &c._] It is probable, saith an
interpret...
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_My brethren_ The equality of Christians intimated by this name is the
ground of the admonition; _have_ That is, _hold; not the faith of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory_ Of which glory all wh...
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FOR IF THERE COME UNTO YOUR ASSEMBLY A MAN WITH A GOLD RING, IN GOODLY
APPAREL, AND THERE COME IN ALSO A POOR MAN IN VILE RAIMENT,...
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DEAD FAITH COMPARED WITH LIVING FAITH.
Caution against partiality:...
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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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What kind of partiality is illustrated? How should we treat those who
come into our assemblies? How should we treat a person with expensive
clothes and jewelry? How should we treat a person in dirty c...
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ASSEMBLY:
_ Gr._ synagogue...
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"For if. man comes into your assembly with. gold ring and dressed in
fine clothes, and there also comes in. poor man in dirty clothes."For
if" -A concrete example is now given, an application is made....
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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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FOR IF THERE COME UNTO YOUR ASSEMBLY; either church assemblies for
worship, HEBREWS 10:25; and in these we find some respect of men's
persons, which may here be blamed: see 1 CORINTHIANS 11:20. Or the...
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James 2:2 For G1063 if G1437 come G1525 (G5632) into G1519 your G5216
assembly G4864 man G435 rings...
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For if there come into your synagogue (assembly) a man with a gold
ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile
clothing,'
He gives the example of two men entering the ‘synagogue'...
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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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James 2:2. FOR IF THERE COME. St. James does not here mention a mere
hypothetical case, but what must frequently have occurred.
UNTO YOUR ASSEMBLY. The word employed in the Greek is ‘synagogue,'
Some...
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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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FOR
(γαρ). An illustration of the prohibition.IF THERE COME IN
(εαν εισελθη). Condition of third class (supposable case)
with εαν and second (ingressive) aorist active subjunctive of
εισερχομα.IN...
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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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SUPPOSE. "This is an example to show you that you have been doing
wrong by discriminating against people." There was a much wider gap
between rich and poor in New Testament times, and the _middle-clas...
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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 2:2 ASSEMBLY probably refers to a Christian
house church. SIT DOWN AT MY FEET. The place of a servant. JUDGES WITH
EVIL THOUGHTS. Christians are not to “judge” each ot
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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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Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2; Genesis 27:15; Isaiah 64:6; Luke 15:22;...
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Assembly [σ υ ν α γ ω γ η ν]. The word synagogue is a
transcript of this. From sun, together, and agw, to bring. Hence,
literally, a gathering or congregation, in which sense the word is
common in the...
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With gold rings — Which were not then so common as now....