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Verse 9. _LET THE BROTHER OF LOW DEGREE_] The poor, destitute
Christian may _glory_ in the cross of Christ, and the blessed hope
laid up for him in heaven; for, being a child of God, he is an heir of...
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LET THE BROTHER OF LOW DEGREE - This verse seems to introduce a new
topic, which has no other connection with what precedes than that the
apostle is discussing the general subject of trials. Compare J...
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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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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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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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THE BROTHER, &C. = the lowly (Greek. _tapeinos._ See Romans 12:16)
brother.
REJOICE. See Romans 2:17.
THAT HE IS EXALTED. his exaltation. Greek. _hupsos._ See Luke 1:78....
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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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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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Καυχάσθω δὲ ὁ�.τ.λ. The transition to the contrast
between rich and poor is quite natural here. For the problem of the
prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous is one
with which the...
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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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ΚΑΥΧΆΣΘΩ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΚΑΥΧΆΟΜΑΙ
(G2744) хвалиться, хвастаться
привилегиями или имуществом. Это
слово используется в ВЗ как
обозначение гордости и ликования
любого рода (Ropes),
ΤΑΠΕ...
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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 9. BROTHER OF LOW DEGREE REJOICE.
While the double-minded man is unstable, it is not so with the brother
who, so far as worldly advantages are concerned, possesses few, and in
that regard is of...
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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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(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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LET THE BROTHER OF LOW DEGREE REJOICE IN THAT HE IS EXALTED (or,
better, _in his exaltation_). — There is no praise from the plain
St. James for the pride which apes humility, nor the affectation whic...
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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 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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καυχάσθω : it is noticeable that this word is only used in the
Pauline Epistles, with the exception in this verse and in James 3:14;
James 4:16; it is used, generally, in a good sense, as here and Jam...
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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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[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Humilis, and in humilitate, _Greek: tapeinos, tapeinosei. See Luke i.
48._...
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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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9_Let the brother of low degree_. As Paul, exhorting servants
submissively to bear their lot, sets before them this consolation,
that they were the free-men of God, having been set free by his grace
f...
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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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LET THE BROTHER OF LOW DEGREE,.... By "the brother" is meant, not one
in a natural, but in a spiritual relation; one of Christ's brethren,
and who is of that family that is named of him; of the househ...
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Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
Ver. 9. _Rejoice in that he is exalted_] Gr. εν τω υψει
αυτου, in his sublimity, in that high honour of his, John 1:12.
This should make h...
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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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OF LOW DEGREE; afflicted and depressed in his circumstances.
EXALTED; spiritually, by being made a partaker of the heavenly
inheritance....
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LET THE BROTHER OF LOW DEGREE REJOICE IN THAT HE IS EXALTED;...
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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 a lowly brother? Is there anything wrong with being poor? When
is the lowly brother be exalted? How does exaltation come?...
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REJOICE:
Or, glory...
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In keeping with what has been previously said about trials and wisdom,
James passes to the subject of poverty and wealth. Both circumstances
can bring their own temptations, and wisdom is needed to li...
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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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LET THE BROTHER; i.e. the believer, (for to such he writes), all
believers, or saints, being brethren in Christ, 1 CORINTHIANS 16:20 1
THESSALONIANS 5:26 1 TIMOTHY 6:2. OF LOW DEGREE; the G
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James 1:9 G1161 Let G2744 lowly G5011 brother G80 glory G2744 (G5737)
in G1722 his G846 exaltation...
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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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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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James 1:9. The meaning of this and of the following verse has been
much disputed.
LET. The connection with the preceding is not obvious. It appears to
be this: We must avoid all doubting of God in pr...
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BUT
(δε). Return to the point of view in verse James 1:2.OF LOW DEGREE
(ο ταπεινος). "The lowly" brother, in outward condition (Luke
1:52), humble and poor as in Psalms 9:39;...
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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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THE POOR BROTHER. This verse begins a new thought. Since James is
usually _plain-spoken_ in what he says, we may take this statement at
_face value._ If the poor brother is blessed by God and becomes...
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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 John 3:1; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Samuel 2:8; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Deu
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But. Omitted in A. V. Introducing a contrast with the double - minded.
The brother of low degree [ο α δ ε λ φ ο ς ο τ α π ε ι
ν ο ς]. Lit., the brother, the lowly one. Not in the higher
Christian sens...
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Let the brother — St James does not give this appellation to the
rich. Of low degree — Poor and tempted. Rejoice — The most
effectual remedy against doublemindedness. In that he is exalted —
To be a c...
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Our apostle having finished his necessary digression concerning
prayer, in the foregoing verses, returns now to his former argument,
concerning bearing affliction with joy; and urges. strong reason he...