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Greek original (telos) should be construed as the final act (most likely), the intended purpose, or the highlight of “the Job drama,” or all three of them (Job 42:10-11; Heb. 12:11; see also Zodhiates, III, 106-107; Grosheide, 1955, 409), one thing is sure. God’s compassion brought an end to Job’s misery, and God’s mercy covered his questionable conduct, even if it took repentance to taste this mercy (Manton, 433). By way of biblical illustration, of Jacob’s two wives Rachel refused to focus upon God’s end-station” (Gen. 30:1-8), while Leah seemed to have faltered only in one episode of her life (Gen. 29:32-35; 30:9-17)! Rachel was an idolatress (Gen. 31: 34-35), ended up as a bitter, complaining individual (Gen. 35:16-18), and is pictured as a symbol, if not personification, of bitter murmuring (Jer. 31:15; Mt. 2:16-18), while Leah in all her grief of being hated by her husband, after everything was said and done “only” saw God, and praised Him (Gen. 29:31-35). She ranks “up there” with the most godly among men and women alike! No wonder that her end was blessed! The question now is straightforward! Do we only call the prophets, Job, and women like Leah, “happy” or “blessed,” or do we follow in their footsteps? There is no crown without a cross! To applaud those who have received the crown after having suffered the cross, and to follow the same route, are two totally different things. If the examples furnished by <strong>James</strong> do not suffice, looking toward Jesus should! He is not only the perfect example of one who received the crown after having borne his cross with the utmost of patience, without grudging or reviling (1 Pet. 2:20-24). But he is also the source of towering strength (1 Pet. 2:25), and the guarantee for certain victory, whatever the conditions may be (1 Pet. 3:15-16). Clearly, it “pays” to entrust ourselves to our faithful God in doing what is right (1 Pet. 4:19) in the light of the greatness of his mercy (Ex. 34:6; 2 Sam. 24:14; Ps. 130:7; Eph. 2:7; 1 Pet. 1:3). “He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me. He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it” (Mt. 10:37-39). In short, (only) those who persevere (Mt. 10:22; 24:13; Lk. 21:19), and pay the price, will gain the prize (1 Cor. 9:24-27; Phil. 3:13-14; 2 Tim. 4:6-8) (PHDavids, 188). Clearly, “patient steadfastness and confident expectation need to be set in equipoise and viewed together. In a sense each stresses a different aspect of the Christian’s hope in every age and especially in time of stress and storm. We need the reminder of patient endurance lest we ... are tempted in premature or precipitate activity to do God’s work for him in our way; we require an equally optimistic outlook that waits for God to intervene even when the 795
scene is dark and forbidding. Patience is not quietism, just as expectancy is not fanaticism. Christian eschatology has swung between these polarities; the observant reader of <strong>James</strong>’ counsel will seek to find the truth not in one or other extreme, but in both” (Martin, 197). Remember the complementarity of truth! 796
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All too often James was either negl
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Theologisches Lehr- und Studienmate
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Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP Bibli
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(Deut. 30:14-20; 32:46-47; Rom. 7:1
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cation with God, his Word and his c
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the indispensable precursor of the
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James’ injunction gains in force
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11:25). James’ illustration is on
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On the other hand, the “beggar”
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15:8 and Jude 22, where the verb is
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partly ad hominem, and twofold. It
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fact, it is a known fact that God i
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ality, so graphically described by
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community. These members obviously
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Decalogue, and the standard of the
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love is merely a first shot before
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At the same time it is equally regr
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(Rom. 13:8; Gal. 5:14) (Mitton, 91)
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wholesome and displays healing powe
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Ultimately, of course, “the organ
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All in all, James urges his readers
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other gross transgressions of God
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God’s patience is his goodness in
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506 III. Stipulations: Prescribed C
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“scaffolding” (political regula
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Returning now to James, the present
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(Motyer, 106) through his readers b
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James. Similarly, it is questionabl
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this sin is defiling the temple of
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heaven (Eph. 2:6; Col. 3:3; Heb. 10
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In the eyes of some commentators, h
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“involves the whole inner man, an
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equally ringing “Yes!” also wit
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practical, even if not an explicit
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this Topical Focus is to lay out th
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out of the people of God, because t
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Second, without (necessarily) dismi
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we relate these two seemingly contr
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to, and is matched by, meticulous a
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in on the latter. As one commentato
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not, and all protestations to the c
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James editorializes about Genesis 2
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works. He was declared righteous fo
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edly) confirmed and certified soldi
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ecause of the moral character and c
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works necessary in foundational jus
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speak about imputed righteousness,
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2. The first half, to the effect th
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556 Now if you doubt that I am Chri
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“To fulfill,” therefore, equals
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shaking) evidence of its authentici
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But there is a second element. Abra
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concept of truth (‘emeth). The fo
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soul should be united to constitute
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568 God because of his own inabilit
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the very moment of its birth. Even
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into a burning issue. “You must b
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574 1. OBSTACLE TO VICTORY (3:1-9)
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Second, he indicates that both the
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James 3:10-18 aims at this very sam
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ity go hand in hand. Therefore, if
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limit (Rom. 12:6). The presence of
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to dissuade those who are inadequat
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penalties” (Dibelius, 182). The c
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Christ by grace through faith, and
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the present context this is not iro
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depth. He clearly has an additional
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Of course, he does not stop there.
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All this should under no circumstan
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Mark well that this is not stated a
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that is “death bearing” and “
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is meant is any “slighting” of
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(even partially) lost. This must le
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former must be conformed to the lat
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608 2. NATURE OF VICTORY (3:10-18)
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(first statement) no fresh fountain
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application of this principle. (1)
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and progressions only serve to high
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4:12; Heb. 13:7; 1 Pet. 1:15,18; 2:
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At any rate, he had no ax to grind,
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from the teaching of both the OT an
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It is sobering to realize that Jame
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quer and occupy “territory” of
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626 (2) Explanation of Defeat (3:15
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of the basic building blocks, the A
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(Nystrom, 217) that is rock-like, b
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country, marked by rebellion and tu
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2:20; Eph. 1:3; Ph. 4:13). It is ap
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not. It is interesting to note that
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Christian (John 14:27; 16:33) and i
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way in terms of his aspirations and
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mindedness of James 1:6 and the fav
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This harvest consists not only of t
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pensable prerequisite in order for
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648 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR VICTORY (4:
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“lust,” “passionately yearn
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ally is a vox media and stands for
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authority structures (See Topical F
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promoted out of the way. Events are
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heart-rending, praying. “Seek and
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want it?) or about the object (Is i
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8:38) (Moo, 1985, 143). Because Chr
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idea), or presents it as the capsto
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a complete repudiation of the ‘wo
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the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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worship and obedience (Ropes, 263;
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that God gives more than sufficient
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ence upon the grace of God in the a
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dividual and personal (Zodhiates, I
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against God’s church (2 Thess. 2:
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and fasted and prayed day and night
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The “purity” theme carries over
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ognize this, acknowledge it, and th
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quite clear that James aims in all
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identify themselves as a Pharisee,
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Saints, are certainly owned by the
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IV. THE RANGE OF HOLINESS IN THE FA
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(Jam. 1:19ff) and substantiated in
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literally states that Christians ma
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Cor. 13:6). This misuse of the tong
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of the Church, and the recovery of
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centuries. Without them, however wo
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706 for a little while and then van
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procedure cannot be faulted or cond
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1:13). It even requires us to calcu
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lineate how we can expect anyone to
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of God (Portland: Multnomah Press,
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716 (3) It Paralyzes Third, the con
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718 (2) Delight in God’s Law But
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720 4. Conclusion To close with two
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To summarize, if I wish to engage i
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724 (3) Nature of Presumption (4:16
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eminder” that “the sins of omis
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728 2. FACING “YOURSELF” (5:1-1
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that follows in the fourth and fina
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In James 2:15-16 he implicitly rebu
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fore, to assign the “rich” in t
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In the present situation, James ass
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lievers, filled with the Spirit, su
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At any rate, according to James, in
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pick up and enlarge on Calvin’s r
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846 2. RECIPIENTS OF PARDON (5:20b-
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acknowledgment of the significance
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One commentator who adopts this exp
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think twice before surrendering to
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If and when the Church goes down to
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