PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Pulpit Commentary — James
Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson [1848-1924] · 88,660 words · 96 reading sections
The Pulpit Commentary — James — Section 61
titlosofAholalumdAholibrih: "Therighteous portion of a. Chri~tian hymn is introrluced mon, they shall juclgo them after the manner by the words, 5,b l\/-y.,. (2) Thrtt St. ,James of aclulteresses, o.nd after the manner of is referring to the genern.l drift mther than women the.t shod blood; because they are to the exac…
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Ver. 7.-ReRd, but rwt, eto. (&,,.,-/cr,.11.-. "One only ie the Lawgiver e.nd Judge:" the 3,), N, A, B, Coptic, Vulgate. le.et words, ,cul ,cp,.-,i,s, omitted in the Reoeived Ver. 8.-Draw nigh to God (lyylcra,., ...,; Text, being found in N, A, B, and most 8,q,). A phrase used of e.pproe.ch to God versions, the Latin…
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nbd we live, we eh11ll 11leo do thie or tha.t.n ,lrp11110, sins most age.inst love." This extract Vulgote, ,;, Dominus 'llolueri! et ,i [omit ei, will serve to show the fitness of &>.a(ov,(cz Codex Ami11t.J '11izerimu1,faciemm, etc. (of. rather the.n fnr•P"1'1>"v(11 in the passage before Winer, 'Gr11mme.r of N.'l'. Gre…
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,Ter. 10.-" Humbk yourselves in the sight of God, and he shall lift you up." "AR a tree must strike root deep downwards that it may grow upwards, so a mau's spirit must be rooted in humility, or he is only lifted Ull to his own hurt" (Augustine), Vers. 11, 12.-Tlte sin of detraction. Observe how this differs from slan…
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I. Tm: PREVALENCE OF STRIFE AMONG CHl\lSTIAXS. (Ver. 1.) In the believing communities of" the Dispersion" there were many elements of discord. 'l'be time was one of political o.gitation and of social turbulence. Within the Churches there were some- times bitter theological disputes (eh. iii.). And iu private life these…
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Vers. 4-6.- Worldliness enmity with God. Here the apostle follows up the words of rebuke and warning with which the chapter opened. The doctrine which he enunciates is uncompromising ; and his language startling, as well as solemn, L THE ANTAGOJ\"'ISM BETWEEN THE LOVE OF THE WORLD AND THE LOVE OF Gon. (Ver. 4:.) Thi…
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volume than the strength of their depravity, or the temptations against which they have to contend. Not only so, but thoBe who employ well the grace which they already posseBs, shall receive more in ever-increasing measure (Matt. xxv. 29). And "the humble," who realize most deeply that they do not deserve any grace at …
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w·u are t.o "re~ist" the devil; we mnst not dispute or parley with him. We must not "gi_ve pl11.ce" to him (Eph. iv. 27) by cherishing covetousness or envy; for, if we allow him any place at all, he may speedily tnke possession of the entire area of the heart. If, on the contrary, we "stand up against" Satl\n, "he w…
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How freq,uently do we " te.ke up a reproach agninst our neigh hour" (Ps. xv. 3) ! We find it lying in our way, and we pick it up and pass it on, whereas we ought to allow it to remain where it is. Alas I even in Christian circles a small and slight rumour will sometimes expe.nd speedily into a huge inflated calumny, wh…
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practical a.theism whioh would shut out God from business arrangements. A!1.d his "Go to now'' is quite as much needed among us Gentiles of the nineteenth century 1\8 it W&6 among tbe Je,"s of the first. ln presence of the innumerable business interests ?four time, and amidst the we.sting anxieties of competition, ho…
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him to survey the actual state of tbinga: disputes, atrifes, murders. (For condition of J~wish society at this timo, 8eo l'lumptre's notes: "rife with atrocities.") And he will ascend to the origin of them. Whence come they? They proceed from the rest- lessness of the unregeucrate nature, seeking, but seeking in vain, …
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absolul~ly, ~here is one L1nvF.ivcr, one J uilge. 1: The legislative authority of God: rooted m his very nature, 11s God. And the spec111l law of love rooted In this, thnt "God is love." 2. The ;'udici,a,l authority of God. He discerns inra\libly tho sin of the creature. (1) As being himself perfectly goo,l: an essenti…
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EXPOSITION. CHAPTER V. do not corrupt" (Matt. vi. Hl). Canke~ed (1<0.TlwTa1); better, r11,sted. Only here in tho Vere. 1-6.-DENUNOIATION 011' THE RIOH New Testament; never in the LXX. except ron (1) GRINDING DOWN TUE Poon AND KEEP• Ecclus. xii. 11. The rust of them. '16.: ING DAOK THEIR WAGES; (2) LUXURY j (3) used …
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in 11H' J,nw (B<'C Dent.. xxi.,, 14, 15, "Thou from the Old Testnment., nn<l when we find •hnlt not. oppr0ss Rn hirer! E<'r.,nnt that is that in Isn. iii. 10 (LXX.) tho wicked nre ]"'or nnd IH'edy . . . , At his dn.y thou ~halt reprrscnted as saying, tJ.-f,uo,µ,11 'TOJI 6lrca,ov l'i,·e him his hiro, n()ithrr shall t…
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patim1ce, drau:n from an ezampla 1,efore the Ver. 10. -The injunction is furl.her cyeB of all. Until he reoeive; better, taking strengthened by an appeal to the cxarnplo rt, as the subject of the verb, wntil it receive. of the prophets of the old covenant, fin The early e.nd the latter re.in. 'Terov of the "example of …
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spedal onths mentioned were those in vogue Vers. 14, 15.-Dfrectio118 in case of sic/,. among thP Jews. and ,iust the very 0110s neM. Let him oAll for the elder■ of the Ohuroh. which our Lord hims0lf had spC'eifi0d Of the ori1,>i.ual orealion of the presbyterate (comp. Lightfoot's 'Horm Hebraicm,' vol. ii. no account…
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'I'crtullian, 'Ad Scopulom,'o. iv. (see Oehler's grievous error the practice of waitin~ to notes on the )lRBsa.ge). But in the cnse be- anoint the sick" until all hope of recovery fore us if, oe m these other instances, the oil being now lost, life begins to ebb, anri Lh0 wos used as o.n octual remedy, (I) why was sick…
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form of e.n inference from the preceding. was shut up three years and six months." The form of the expression, "one to another," And as the SE\lllC reriod ie so.id to be given e.nd the perfectly general term, "a righteous in the Yalkut Slumeoui on 1 Kings xvi., it rn11.n," forbid us to see in it a direct injunc- was pr…
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HOMILETICS. Vere. 1-6.-The judgment on se7fislvness. Selfishness lay at the root or the sinful- ness of the rich men, whose conduct is so sternly denounced. The sin (1) displaywi itself mainly in heaping together treasures and living in pleasure upon the earth, as dirl Dives in the parable; but (2) it led them to inju…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. '\'""ers. 1-6.-The jud.r;ments coming upon the wicked rich. This apostrophe is BO dreadful that we cannot imagine it to have been addressed to professing Christians. It w.:>Uld rather seem that the apostle here turns aside to glance at the godless rich Jews of his time, who were in the h…
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there ie One who haR ears to ear, and a heart to resent, the injustice. "The Lord of hosts" will avenge tho poor of the people who trust in him. 2. Lavish l-u~. uriou.,- ness, (Ver. 6.) The wealthy, wicked Jews sinned, not only against rightconsnese, but ngainst temperance, '!'hey were luxurious in their living, and pr…
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\'"~rs. 7, 8.-Long-snffering in view of Ohrist's coming. These words strike one of the leading chords of the Epistle. There is no grace which its readers are more earnestly exhorted to cultivate than that of patience. In the precedina verses James has been denouncing the rich ungodly Jews. The Epistle was not add~es…
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fruit of the Spirit." And spiritual fruit takes far longer time to mellow than the natural harvest does. So "it is good for a man quietly to wait" for it. We have the assurance that in spiritual husbrrndry the ultimate reward is never disappointin". 0 11 In due season we shall reap, if we faint not." III. THE ENCOURA…
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of a congregation r-ct but little thanks for the ,vork which they do, Sometimes, o.lso, the r~oplc forget t.hat they ought to have large mutual patience with one nnother. 'l'he libernl progre~s-lo\·ing member is apt to groan over the attitude of his conservative let- things-e.lone brother; and the educated and cultu…
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Ver, 12.-Agrtinse swearing. The apostle has been exhorting to long-suffering un<lcr t.rials; ond he now prohibits profanity. For impatience in the time of affliction rnny betray o man into speaking una<lvisedly, and may even tempt him to take the Name of God in vain. I. 'l'HJIJ KIND OF SWEARING WHICB 18 HERE PltOHI…
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Vers. 13-15.-Prayer and praise as a medicine. The previous exhortation was a dissuasive against profane swearing. In these verses the apostle suggests that the right use of the Divine Name is reverently to call upon it in all time of our tribulation, and in all time of our wealth. The most healthful relief for a heart …
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should be for our treasures of sacred poetry-the grand old Hebrew psalms and our Christian hymns I III. TBl!I OABJIJ OF TBJIJ BIOK. (Vere. 14, 15.) The sick brother is to" call for the presbyters of the Church." This implies that it belongs to the elders, or bishops, to visit the diseased and infirm. In early times th…
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the sins of whiob they me.y he.ve been guilty, if they would be« healed" in body and soul. as a rernlt of the intercessions offered on their behalf. I. THE DUTY. (Ver. 16.) It is twofold. 1, Mutual confession. The subject here is not confession of sin to God, although that is an essential part of true penitence (Prov…
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lio.rly efl'ectunl. The petitioner, however, muAt be "a righteous man." He who would intercede successfully must himself have faith in Christ-that faith which is made perfect by holy deeds (Ps. lxvi. 18; John ix. 31). "The supplication" of such a man "o.vailcth much in its working," i.e. when energized by the Holy Spir…
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gelical truth; (4) the vanity of desiring to be thought independent; (6) neglect of the means of grace. Or, again, e. brother may err: 2. .As regaivi& fractice. He may turn his back upon the gospel without formally renouncing any o its doctrines. Immo- rality is e. departure from the faith, no less the.n error in op…
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hns plucked brnnus from tho everlasting burning, and helperl to add new jewels to Irnmanuel's crown. God works for this end; and as often as it is gained, there is joy in heaven in the presence of the angels. For this the apostles laboured. For this the martyrs bled. For this evangelists toil. Who does not envy the lif…
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eye, and tho criee of the oppressed had entered the e1ns of the Lord of hosts, The Lord of hosts? Yee, power belonged unto him, and it had been written, "He shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the J!0or also, aud him that hnth no helper" (Ps, l:u:ii 12, etc.). 4. And their murder ot the Just One, aa it really was? …
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evil without could not touch that inward strength. In this consists the "blessedness" of the enduring. Therefore "stablil!h your hearts." (3) 'l'mst in God: a God with 118 now; e. God working for our deliverance hereafter. Havin" him, we have all thin"'s • nnd hoping in him, we shall not be put to shame. 2. It; encoura…
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q•hcre, which hn,c for their aim to convey wrong impressions, are lying-lying agninst God! Oh, let us lc>arn, "Thou God seest me;" e.nd let our yea be yea, and our nay nay! 2. Again, as opposed to all flippant trifling. Doubtless, then as now, oaths wer~ bandied about li~htly from mouth to mouth in irreverent wantonnes…
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II. Vere, 14 and 15 teach us that in sickness our faith should he in Go<l. 1. In our Lord's public healing, prominence was given to the fact that all healing is of God, but there was the recognition likewise of the use of proper means, Sywbolize<l in his miracles: thus, "looking up to heaven," he "touched his tongue…
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"There is a. way which seemeth right unto a man." Hence the reaeonableness of religion, the beauty of holiness. And so conversion presupposes the working of" conviction.': Yes, a. man must see and feel his mistake, and recognize the truth to which be bas shut bis eyes, before he can rightly come to God. 2. From wrong…
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