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Verse 18. _OF HIS OWN WILL BEGAT HE US_] _God's will_ here is opposed
to the _lust of man_, James 1:15; his _truth_, the means of human
salvation, to the _sinful means_ referred to in the above verse...
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OF HIS OWN WILL - Greek “willing.” βουληθεὶς
boulētheis. The idea is, that the fact that we are “begotten” to
be his children is to be traced solely to his will. He purposed it,
and it was done. The...
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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 Beatitude on Endurance (_cf. James 5:11_ and note). Trial is still
neutral: it is affliction which tests and develops loyalty. But since
human nature has a bias towards evil, a trial exerted upon...
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My dear brothers, do not he deceived. Every good gift and every
perfect boon comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is
none of that changeableness which comes from changing shadows. Of...
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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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OF HIS OWN WILL. Having willed. App-102.
BEGAT. Greek. _apokueo._ See James 1:15.
WORD. App-121. Compare 1 Peter 1:23.
THAT. to the end that. Greek. _eis_. App-104.
A KIND OF FIRSTFRUITS. a certain...
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_Of his own will begat he us_ The construction of the Greek is
participial, WILLING HE BEGAT US, and is parallel to that of
Colossians 2:18, which, rightly rendered, runs " LET NO MAN WILLING,
i.e. by...
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God and His perfect gifts
16. _Do not err_ The absolute goodness of God had been presented so
far on its negative side as excluding all origination of evil. But the
writer feels that that is but a pa...
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ΒΟΥΛΗΘΕΊΣ, OF HIS OWN WISH, denoting absolute freedom from
necessity or external cause of any kind. βούλομαι and
βούλησις are strictly used of the end, not of the means to the
end: εἰ δή τι τέλος ἔστι...
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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 THE_ WORD OF GOD -- JAMES 1:18-25 : The person who
loves God will respond to his word. It is God alone who is able to
save us. "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth.....
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DISCOURSE: 2359
REGENERATION—ITS AUTHOR, MEANS, AND END
James 1:18. _Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that
we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures_.
THERE is an evil i...
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A KIND OF FIRST-FRUITS, &C.— More excellent than others, and in a
peculiar manner separated and consecrated to him. By
κτισματων, _creatures,_ the apostle here means _the new
creation;_ and he seems b...
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THE SOURCE OF ALL GOOD THINGS
_Text 1:16-18_
16.
Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.
17.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from
the Father of lights, with whom c...
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CHAPTER III
_RECEIVING FROM GOD_
James 1:16-27
_Introduction_
After fourteen verses of showing the Way of the Wise, James has
concluded that our trials are good for us, producing steadfastnessthat...
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Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be
a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
(John 1:13.) The believer's regeneration is the highest example of
every good proceedin...
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VERSE 18. OF HIS OWN WILL BEGAT HE US.
God is the author of the system of faith proclaimed to the world. The
scheme of human redemption is the product of the infinite love of our
Father in heaven. Th...
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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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1:18 will (d-5) 'Having so purposed' or 'willed it.' It was the fruit
of his own mind, and so a free gift....
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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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BEGAT] RV 'brought forth.' It seems at first sight natural to see in
this v. a reference to the new birth of baptism, or to the
regenerating power of the gospel (1 Peter 1:23). But such ideas are
fore...
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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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OF HIS OWN WILL BEGAT HE US WITH THE WORD OF TRUTH. — There is a
greater witness to God’s goodness than that which is written upon
the dome of heaven, even the regeneration of man. As the old creation...
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(12-18) The Apostle returns to the consideration of the afflicted
Christian. Such a one has a blessedness, greater infinitely than any
earthly happiness, already in possession, and the promise of a fu...
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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 8
THE SOURCE OF TEMPTATIONS AND THE REALITY OF SIN THE DIFFICULTIES OF
THE DETERMINIST.
James 1:12
AFTER the slight digression respecting the short-lived glory of the
rich man, St. James ret...
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Again we have a verse without any connection between what precedes or
follows; the words ἴστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί
of James 1:19 seem to belong to James 1:18. As we have seen, James
1:17 most probabl...
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GOD REWARDS, NOT TEMPTS
James 1:12
The word _temptation_ may stand for trial and testing, without
implying that there is any necessary impulse toward evil; or it may
stand for the direct impulse of t...
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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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GOD IS THE SOURCE OF GOOD
Do not make the mistake of believing that God tempts us to do evil. He
would not give man two such unwanted offspring. Instead, God is the
source of everything that is good ...
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(14) Of his own (q) will begat he us with the word of truth, that we
should be a kind of (r) firstfruits of his creatures.
(14) The fourth part concerning the excellency and fruit of the word
of God,...
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_By the word of truth. Some, with St. Athanasius, understand the
eternal word made man. Others commonly understand the word of the
gospel, by which we have been called to the true faith, &c. --- Some...
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Do not err, my beloved brethren. (17) Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (18) Of...
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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 POWER OF THE PULPIT_
‘Of His own will begat He us with the Word of Truth.’
James 1:18
Simon and Andrew—called to be fishers of men—were not unknown to
the Lord Jesus, nor He to them. They had...
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18_Of his own will_. He now brings forward a special proof of the
goodness of God which he had mentioned, even that he has regenerated
us unto eternal life. This invaluable benefit every one of the
fa...
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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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OF HIS OWN WILL BEGAT HE US,.... The apostle instances in one of those
good and perfect gifts, regeneration; and he pitches upon a very
proper and pertinent one, since this is the first gift of grace...
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Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be
a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Ver. 18. _Of his own will begat he us_] Gr. απεκυησε, brought
he us forth, as a special i...
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_Of his own will_ Without any necessity on his part, or merit on ours;
from a will most loving, most free, most pure, just opposite to our
evil desire, James 1:15; _begat he us_ He converted, regenera...
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BEGAT HE US; by the regeneration of our souls, and thus made us his
spiritual children.
WITH THE WORD OF TRUTH; which is the instrument of his Spirit.
A KIND OF FIRST - FRUITS; the gospel was first p...
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GOD'S FATHERHOOD AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF SONSHIP.
God's fatherhood and the acceptance of His Word:...
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OF HIS OWN WILL BEGAT HE US WITH THE WORD OF TRUTH, THAT WE SHOULD BE
A KIND OF FIRST-FRUITS OF HIS CREATURES....
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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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How is our salvation the will of God? What is the “word of truth”
mentioned here?
How are we the first fruits of his creatures? What does “first
fruits” mean in this verse?
Study 1 Corinthians 15:23...
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Speaking Of Gifts: Our Salvation
James 1:18 'In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the
word of truth, so that we might be, as it were, the first fruits among
His creatures.'
'In the exer...
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12-18 It is not every man who suffers, that is blessed; but he who
with patience and constancy goes through all difficulties in the way
of duty. Afflictions cannot make us miserable, if it be not our...
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OF HIS OWN WILL; out of his mere good pleasure, as the original cause,
and not moved to it by any dignity or merit in us, EPHESIANS 1:9 2
TIMOTHY 1:9. BEGAT HE US; by a spiritual generation, whereby w...
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James 1:18 will G1014 (G5679) brought G616 us G2248 forth G616 (G5656)
word G3056 truth G225 that...
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‘Of his own will he begat us (‘brought us forth') by the word of
truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.'
For while the sustaining of Creation was left to the glorious heavenl...
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ALL THINGS COME TO MEN THROUGH THE UNCHANGING CREATOR INCLUDING OUR
BEGETTING THROUGH THE WORD OF TRUTH. THUS MEN SHOULD BE SILENT BEFORE
HIM AND, RATHER THAN SPEAKING ANGRILY AND UNBEFITTINGLY, RECEI...
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James 1:18. OF HIS OWN WILL ‘After the counsel of His own will,' as
St. Paul expresses it(Ephesians 1:11). Regeneration is here alluded to
as the highest instance of the Divine goodness. It is not a n...
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OF HIS OWN WILL
(βουληθεις). First aorist passive participle of
βουλομα. Repeating the metaphor of birth in verse James 1:15,
but in good sense. God as Father acted deliberately of set purpose.HE
B...
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James 1:18
The First-fruits of God's Creatures.
I. "Of His own will," or because He willed it, is given as the reason
why God bestowed on us a new life. We are to receive this assurance
with the effo...
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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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BY HIS OWN WILL. "The spiritual birth made possible by God's act in
Christ was not something God was forced to do. He did this by his own
free will, because He loves us." HE BROUGHT US INTO BEING. "We...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 1:13 James turns to the other side of trials,
when testing becomes temptation.
⇐ ⇔...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 1:18 BROUGHT US FORTH BY THE WORD OF TRUTH
speaks of spiritual salvation. “Us” refers to believers. The
“word of truth” is the gospel. Being “brought... forth” (from
the womb) is a...
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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 1:17. FATHER OF LIGHTS.—The luminaries of heaven; as symbols
of all kinds of lights, natural, intellectual, spiritual. SHADOW OF
TURNING.—Or shadow that is cast b...
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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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1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 John 3:9; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 Peter 1:3;...
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Begat [α π ε κ υ η σ ε ν]. Rev., brought forth. See on ver.
15, and compare 1 John 3:9; 1 Peter 1:23.
A kind of first fruits [α π α ρ χ η ν τ ι ν α]. A kind of
indicates the figurative nature of the t...
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Of his own will — Most loving, most free, most pure, just opposite
to our evil desire, James 1:15. Begat he us — Who believe. By the
word of truth — The true word, emphatically so termed; the gospel....
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These words are very expressive of four things, namely, of the
efficient cause, the impulsive cause, the instrumental and the final
cause fo our regeneration.
Observe, 1. The author and efficient cau...