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2016 December 4



Portrait of Pere Tanguy (1887)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Post Impressionism Style
Musee Rodin, Paris, France
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art


     Explanation: In James 4, James tells his readers that war and fighting among them come from the lusts that war in their members. They have not because they ask not. Or they ask and do not receive because they ask amiss, that they may consume it upon their lusts. They are friends of the world and therefore enemies of God. We have lustful spirits, but God gives grace to the humble. We should, therefore, submit ourselves to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from us. We should cleanse our hands, purify our hearts, be afflicted, mourn, and weep in a spirit of morning and heaviness. If we humble ourselves in this way in the sight of the Lord, he will lift us up. (1-10).
     We should not speak evil of one another. Doing so puts above our brother and above the law which forbids us to act in such a manner. There is one lawgiver. He is able to save and to destroy. Who are we to judge another? (11-12).
     We should not boast that we are going to start a business venture and get gain. We do not know what will happen tomorrow. Rather, we should say that if the lord wills, we shall live and do such and such. All such boasting is evil. If we know to do good, and do it not, this is sin (13-17).]
     [Sermons: R C Sproul. Various. ]
     [Illustration: Today's painting depicts a merchant. Unlike the merchants criticized in today's chapter, this merchant befriended Van Gogh and many other artists and was noted for his generosity and good disposition. ]







RESOURCES

          [THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: James 4: Proverbs 3:34. ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]




GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary. | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine. | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible. |

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF). | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF).




*** For Additional word studies use one of the Greek Interlinear Bibles below. ***


Mounce Interlinear. Bible Hub Greek Interlinear. Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible.





Book Outline:

JAMES (COVENANT LIVING: How to Properly Care for One Another)

1. Exhortations to all With Particular Application to the Poor & Rich (James 1:1 - James 1:27) - 40 A.D. Israel
2. Exhortations to the Church Leaders (James 2:1 - James 4:17) - 40 A.D. Israel
3. Exhortations to the Rich (James 5:1 - James 5: 6) - 40 A.D. Israel
4. Exhortations to the Poor (James 5:7 - James 5:12) - 40 A.D. Israel
5. Exhortations to all with Particular Application to the Leaders (James 5:13 - James 5:20) - 40 A.D. Israel


James 4


2. Exhortations to the Church Leaders (James 2:1 - James 4:17) - 40 A.D. Israel


     1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
     11 speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
     13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.




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