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BUT THE RICH, IN THAT HE IS MADE LOW - That is, because his property
is taken away, and he is made poor. Such a transition is often the
source of the deepest sorrow; but the apostle says that even in...
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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 paradox of a bragging that comes of humility and faith is common
to James and Paul: it starts from Jeremiah 9:23 t The brotherhood
which levels all differences into a glorious liberty, fraternity,...
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Let the lowly brother be proud of his exaltation; and let the rich
brother be proud of his humiliation; for he will pass away like a
flower of the field. The sun rises with the scorching wind and with...
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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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THAT HE IS MADE LOW. his humbling (Greek. _tapeinosis._ See Acts
8:33).
FLOWER. Greek. _anthos._ Only here; Jam 1:11. 1 Peter 1:24....
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Riches, and their perishableness
9. _Let the brother of low degree_ The Greek joins the sentence on to
the preceding with the conjunction which may be either "and," or
"but," implying that there is a...
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_But the rich, in that he is made low_ Better, IN HIS HUMILIATION or
LOWLINESS. The context implies that the rich man also is a "brother."
Such an one was tempted to exult in his wealth as that which...
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ὩΣ ἌΝΘΟΣ ΧΌΡΤΟΥ. Comp. πᾶσα σὰρξ
χόρτος, καὶ πᾶσα δόξα�· ἐξηράνθη ὅ
χὁρτος καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσεν. Isaiah
40:7-8. ὥσπερ ἄνθες�, Job 14:2. ἄνθρωπος
ὡσεὶ χόρτος αἱ ἁμέραι αὐτοῦ, ὡσεὶ
ἄνθος τοῦ�, Psalms 1...
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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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ΠΛΟΎΣΙΟΣ (G4145) богатый, очень богатый. В
Иерусалиме того времени было
несколько очень богатых людей, у них
были роскошные дома, рабы, одежды, они
устраивали пиры и т. п. Среди них были и
религиозные...
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DISCOURSE: 2355
THE EFFECTS OF RELIGION ON THE DIFFERENT ORDERS OF SOCIETY
James 1:9. _Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is
exalted: but the rich, in that he is made low: because as th...
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LET THE BROTHER OF LOW DEGREE REJOICE, &C.— "In nothing are the
generality of men more apt to mistake, than in estimating the value of
external circumstances; but let the principles of Christianity
in...
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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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THE ANTICIPATION OF THE RICH AND LOWLY
_Text 1:9-11_
9.
But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:
10.
and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the
grass he...
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Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
But "let the brother," etc - i:e., the best remedy against
double-mindedness is that Christian simplicity of spirit whereby the
"brother...
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VERSE 10. THE RICH, THAT HE IS MADE LOW.
The rich in this world's goods, if there be any among you claiming
heirship in heaven, let such rejoice if circumstances should arise
which should destroy thei...
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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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BUT THE RICH, IN THAT HE IS MADE LOW (or, better, _in his
humiliation_). — And, on the other hand, let a change of state be a
cause of joy to the rich man, hard though the effort thereto must
confesse...
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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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(9-11) Lowly-mindedness is the subject of the next paragraph. There is
wide misapprehension of our state of trial: the poor and humble are
apt to forget the honour thus vouchsafed to them, worthier in...
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CHAPTER 7
THE EXALTATION OF THE LOWLY AND THE FADING AWAY OF THE RICH-THE
METAPHORS OF ST. JAMES AND THE PARABLES OF CHRIST.
James 1:9
IN this section St. James returns to what is the main thought o...
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An entirely new subject is now started, which has no connection with
what has preceded; such a connection can only be maintained by
supplying mental links artificially, for which the text gives no
war...
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ὁ πλούσιος : equally a “brother”; _cf._ the whole
section James 2:1-13 below. ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου …: these
words, together with ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον, etc., in
the next verse, are adapted from the Sept. of...
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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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LESSONS FROM THE RICH AND POOR BROTHER
In demonstrating the maturity brought by patient endurance of trials,
James uses the example of the poor and the rich brothers. The
Christian who is poor can rej...
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(8) But the (i) rich, in that he is made low: (9) because as the
flower of the grass he shall pass away.
(8) Before he concludes, he gives a doctrine contrasted to the former:
that is, how we ought t...
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The brother of low condition. Literally, humble. [3] See Luke i. 48.
The sense is, that a Christian, of never so low and poor a condition,
may glory, and rejoice even in his poverty, that he is not on...
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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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10_But the rich, in that he is made low_, or, _in his lowness_. He has
mentioned the particular for the general; for this admonition pertains
to all those who excel in honor; or in dignity, or in any...
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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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BUT THE RICH, IN THAT HE IS MADE LOW,.... That is, the rich brother;
for there were rich men in the churches in those times, and which
James often takes notice of in this epistle. Such an one should
r...
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But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the
grass he shall pass away.
Ver. 10. _In that he is made low_] Drawn from that high esteem of
outward excellencies. He is now made a g...
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_Let the brother_ St. James does not give this appellation to the
rich; _of low degree_ Poor and tempted, or brought low by his
sufferings for Christ, and humbled in spirit thereby; _rejoice that he
i...
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THE RICH; in worldly possessions.
MADE LOW; spiritually, by being brought into a lowly and humble state
of mind. The apostle exhibits, in this and the preceding verse, the
two sides of Christian char...
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BUT THE RICH, IN THAT HE IS MADE LOW; BECAUSE AS THE FLOWER OF THE
GRASS HE SHALL PASS AWAY....
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The need of humility:...
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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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Who is rich? How are the rich humiliated? Is there anything wrong with
being rich? What is the point of the flower that passes away? Why is
wealth said to be temporary?...
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'and let the rich man glory in his humiliation, because like flowering
grass he will pass away.'
'rich man' -It would seem very clear that the rich man under
consideration is. Christian. There were w...
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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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BUT THE RICH; viz. broher, he that is in a high, honourable, or
plentiful condition in the world. IN THAT HE IS MADE LOW; supply from
the former verse, let him rejoice in that he is made low; not as t...
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James 1:10 but G1161 rich G4145 in G1722 his G846 humiliation G5014
because G3754 as G5613 flower G438 field...
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TRIALS COMBINED WITH WISDOM ARE INTENDED TO BRING HOME TO MEN WHAT IS
IMPORTANT TO THEM.
‘But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate, and the
rich, in that he is made low, because as...
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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 1:10. BUT THE RICH. Some suppose that by the rich here is meant
the unbeliever; not the rich brother, but the rich man; and
accordingly they understand the words either as ironical, ‘Let the
ric...
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IN THAT HE IS MADE LOW
(εν τη ταπεινωσε αυτου). "In his low estate." Play
on ταπεινωσις (from ταπεινοω, Philippians 3:7), like
ταπεινος of verse James 1:9, old word in various senses, in
N.T. only h...
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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._
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was an
apostle,...
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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._
The apostle James evidently believed in no lost ten tribes, as some
nowad...
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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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AND THE RICH BROTHER. If persecution takes away the rich man's wealth,
he must be glad. After all, he is escaping the temptations and dangers
that come to the rich. In any case, wealth is not a perman...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 1:9 Given the context, James seems to be saying
that the challenges of both poverty and wealth may be among the
greatest “trials” for Christians (see v. James 1:12)....
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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 1:9. HE IS EXALTED.—Or, “in his exaltation”; “in his
high estate.” LOW DEGREE does not suggest _caste_, but _poverty_
involving humiliation.
James 1:10. MADE LOW...
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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 7:31; 1 John 2:17; 1 Peter 1:24; 1 Timothy 6:17; I
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In that he is made low [ε ν τ η τ α π ε ι ν ω σ ε ι α
υ τ ο υ]. A form of expression similar to the preceding. Lit., in
his humiliation. Both the A. V. and Rev. preserve the kinship between
tapeinov a...
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But the rich, in that he is made low — Is humbled by a deep sense of
his true condition. Because as the flower — Beautiful, but
transient. He shall pass away — Into eternity....
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Here the apostle exhorts suffering Christians to patience, by the
example of the Old-Testament saints, who were exceeding dear to God,
employed in special services for God, yet exercised with long and...