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Verse 7. _LET NOT THAT MAN THINK_] The man whose mind is divided, who
is not properly persuaded either of his own wants or God's
sufficiency. Such persons may pray, but having no faith, they can get
n...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. TRIALS AND THE EXERCISE OF FAITH
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Trials and the power of faith (James 1:1)_
2. The resources of faith (James 1:5)
3. The realization of faith (James 1:9...
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The paragraph, like its successors, has no special link with its
context: it is the writer's habit to throw out a series of aphoristic
comments on topics, with as much connexion as there is between th...
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GREETINGS (James 1:1)
_ 1:1 James, the slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends
greetings to the twelve tribes who are scattered throughout the
world._
At the very beginning of his letter Ja...
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If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask it from God, who
gives generously to all men and never casts up the gift, and it will
be given to him. Let him ask in faith, with no doubts in his min...
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MAN. App-123.
THINK. Only here and Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:16. See John
21:25.
ANY THING. Neut. of _tis_. App-123.
LORD. App-98....
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_let not that man think_ Faith, undoubting faith, is then the
condition of the prayer for wisdom, as of all other prayers, being
heard and answered. Without it, the _No_excludes the _Yes_, which yet
t...
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Wisdom, and the Prayer that gains it
5. _If any of you lack wisdom_ As before, in James 1:1-2, the
prominent word of the preceding clause suggests the opening of the
next, the word for "lack" being th...
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ΓΆΡ. See Winer, LIII. 3. The ἄρα in γάρ draws the inference,
the γε corroborates it. ‘Let not then that man,’ &c....
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2–18.
(_a_) TEMPTATION FROM WITHOUT, 2–4; (1) WISDOM, PRAYER,
STEDFASTNESS, THE DIVINE HELPS IN TEMPTATION, 5–8; (2) A SPECIAL
FORM OF TEMPTATION—OPPRESSION BY THE RICH—THE OLD TESTAMENT
PROBLEM OF T...
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_SCRIPTURAL VIEW OF TRIALS -- JAMES 1:2-17:_ Christians must be
"positive" when trials come their way. The man who properly reacts to
trials must not react as a pessimist. "My brethren, count it all j...
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ΟΊΈΣΘΩ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) 3 sing. от_ Ο'ΊΟΜΑΙ
(G3633) полагать. Это слово часто
используется в отр. значении,
обозначая неверное суждение или
представление (Ropes),
ΛΉΜΨΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. ...
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_SERMON OUTLINES_
IS TEMPTATION A JOY? James 1:2-4
Proposition: When should a Christian not have joy in temptation, and
how could a Christian find joy in temptation?
I.
Temptation is no joy.
A....
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TRUE WISDOM IS GOD-GIVEN
_Text 1:5-8_
5.
But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to
all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6.
But let him ask in fai...
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For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the
Lord.
FOR - Resumed from James 1:6.
THAT MAN - such a wavering self-deceiver.
THINK. Real faith is something more than a mere...
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VERSE 7. FOR LET NOT THAT MAN THINK.
This is sufficiently set forth in the exposition of verse 6. The
wavering man, that is, the man who asks for wisdom doubting God's
willingness to grant his reques...
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1 James is never called an apostle and does not write this epistle in
that character. Rather, he puts himself in the place of a slave. Hence
the epistle is not concerned with authoritative teaching so...
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THE POWER OF FAITH UNDER TEMPTATION
1. Servant] better, 'slave.' The word does not suggest any
degradation, but only absolute surrender to the Master. St. James's
humility prevents the mention of the...
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
INTRODUCTION
1 THE WRITER
James is the writer of the letter. But he does not tell us...
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Once more the Apostle warns the doubtful, holding out no hope of help
until the wavering mind be fixed on God....
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(2-27) Immediately after the salutation, and with more or less a play
upon the word which we translate “greeting” (“rejoice,” James
1:1; “count it all joy,” James 1:2) there follow appeals on behalf
o...
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CHAPTER 6
THE RELATION OF THIS EPISTLE TO THE BOOKS OF ECCLESIASTICUS AND OF THE
WISDOM OF SOLOMON-THE VALUE OF THE APOCRYPHA, AND THE MISCHIEF OF
NEGLECTING IT.
James 1:5
THE previous section led u...
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μὴ γὰρ οἰέσθω, etc.: γὰρ almost in the sense of
διὰ τοῦτο. The verb occurs very rarely, see John 21:25;
Philippians 1:17. There is a ring of contempt in the passage at the
idea of a man with halting f...
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STEADFAST FAITH
James 1:1
This Epistle is marked by the austere features of the Jerusalem
church, which refused to be affected by that wider contact with the
Gentile world, by which the life and teac...
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James wrote to Christians in the midst of temptation and trial. He
showed first that the issue of testing is that they "may be perfect
and entire, lacking in nothing." It is therefore to be looked upo...
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ASK GOD FOR WISDOM
Having said that patient endurance of trials will lead to spiritual
maturity, James seems to anticipate his readers' thoughts. Some would
probably wonder how they could approach the...
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_Let not that man think that he shall receive. He that has not a
lively faith and firm hope, wavering with a distrust of God's power or
goodness, must not imagine to receive what he so faintly asks.
...
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If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (6) But let
him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is...
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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 Epistle of James is not addressed to the assembly, and does not
take the ground of apostolic authority over the persons to whom it is
sent. It is a practical exhortation which still recognises the...
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FOR LET NOT THAT MAN THINK,.... Imagine, conclude, or please himself
with such thoughts,
THAT HE SHALL RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM THE LORD; wisdom, or anything
else, he is seeking after; for wanting faith...
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For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the
Lord.
Ver. 7. _That he shall receive_] Unless he strive against his
doubting, and wade out of it, as the moon doth out of the cloud....
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_If any of you_ In whole or in part; _lack wisdom_ To understand
whence and why temptations come, and how they are to be improved, or
for any other purpose. Wisdom, in the common acceptation of the wo...
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FOR LET NOT THAT MAN THINK THAT HE SHALL RECEIVE ANYTHING OF THE LORD.
Without any introduction or preliminary discussion, the apostle
immediately plunges into his admonitions, taking up the question...
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Temptation and prayer:...
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This chapter has a very close relationship to the Old Testament, for
all is seen in connection with God; and Christ is not yet spoken of as
the center and essence of all blessing and of all direction...
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'For let not that man expect that he will receive anything from the
Lord',
'let not that man expect' -Don't even entertain the thought that God
will answer any of your prayers if this is your spiritua...
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1-11 Christianity teaches men to be joyful under troubles: such
exercises are sent from God's love; and trials in the way of duty will
brighten our graces now, and our crown at last. Let us take care...
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FOR LET NOT THAT MAN; he that wavers, in opposition to him that asks
in faith: all doubting doth not hinder the hearing of prayer, but that
which excludes faith, MARK 9:23,24. THINK; vainly conceit, o...
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James 1:7 For G1063 let G3633 not G3361 that G1565 man G444 suppose
G3633 (G5737) that G3754 receive...
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‘For let not that man think that he will receive anything of the
Lord.'
And this constancy of heart and mind is required for any who would
receive God's wisdom, and indeed anything from God. The one w...
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IN THE FACE OF TEMPTATION AND TESTING CHRISTIANS ARE TO SEEK WISDOM
FROM GOD WITHOUT DOUBTING, FOR THEN THEY WILL KNOW THAT THEY WILL
RECEIVE IT AND THUS BE ABLE TO OVERCOME IN HIS STRENGTH AND WISDOM...
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THOSE WHO FACE TRIAL FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR FAITH IN GOD AND THE LORD
JESUS CHRIST WILL BE BLESSED (JAMES 1:2).
The letter commences by outlining the basic themes that will be dealt
with later (see Ana...
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James 1:7. FOR LET NOT THAT MAN, namely, the doubter, THINK. This
warning supposes that the doubter fancies that he will receive an
answer to his prayers; but it is a vain delusion: his expectations
w...
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THAT MAN
(ο ανθρωπος εκεινος). Emphatic use of
εκεινος.OF THE LORD
(παρα του κυριου). Ablative case with παρα like
θεου in verse James 1:5....
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
According to the teaching of some in the present day, the apostle
should...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
The apostle James evidently believed in no lost ten tribes, as some
nowad...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
«Where are the lost ten tribes?» asks somebody. They never were
lost. Tha...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was an
apostle,...
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CONTENTS: Testing of faith. Solicitation to evil not of God. Obedience
as a test of true faith.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, James.
CONCLUSION: Such as have a true title in Jesus Christ through faith
may...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ._ He
does not style himself an _apostle,_ because he would not assume any
superiority; yet the majesty of his address is the language...
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SUCH A PERSON IS A HYPOCRITE. He is unreliable, and has no _standard
plan_ of conduct or goal. Because he doesn't really know what he
wants, he can never get anything! THAT HE WILL RECEIVE ANYTHING.
_...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 1:7 A person who doubts is a DOUBLE-MINDED MAN.
He has “two minds,” torn between God and the world (compare v.
James 1:6)....
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JAMES 1:2 The Testing of Faith. Trials are part of God’s “good
gifts” (v. James 1:17) to his people, to strengthen them in their
faith....
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 1:5. WISDOM.—Here, the wisdom of the book of Proverbs;
practical skill in the ordering and management of life (Proverbs
19:20). LIBERALLY.—With single heart, fran...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 1:1
SALUTATION. JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. (On
the person who thus describes himself, see the Introduction) It is
noteworthy that he keeps entirely out of...
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Let's turn to James chapter one. James introduces himself as the
bondslave of God and of Jesus Christ. It's a title that most of the
apostles delighted to take. Renouncing any claim for any rights,
tu...
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Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 58:3; Isaiah 58:4; James 4:3; Proverbs 15:8;...
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That man [ε κ ε ι ν ο ς]. Emphatic, and with a slightly
contemptuous force.
Anything. i e. which he asks for....