James first of all warns against a desire to teach the Word of God that would stem or emanate just from your own desire to be in front of people or whatever. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy. He shows that it may seem a little thing to man, but we must not excuse what is wrong because it may appear to have a little source. The world hates him and therefore hates his disciples ( John 15:18-19). In this sense the wheel of life can stand for the weary treadmill of constant reincarnation. "For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass." Hence many are of opinion (and to this I am rather disposed, though I would not venture to say more) that the verse ought to be thus divided: "Do ye think that the scripture speaketh in vain? They are utterly different. Even the tongues of the apostles could say very different things. See James 2:1-4. Can anything be conceived more superficial than such a remark? Everyone makes many mistakes, James says; if someone didnt make any verbal gaffes, such a person would be perfect. There are two reasons why the damage which the tongue can do is like a fire. That is to say, in the Old Testament we have an exceptional address to the Gentiles; in the New Testament we have an exceptional address to the Jews. Now, if you look at nature, it is plain that sin is there first, and in consequence of the sin that dwells in the nature, there are lusts as the effects of it. It is James' warning that the teacher has of his own choice entered into a special office; and is, therefore, under the greater condemnation, if he fails in it. Sir Thomas Browne has a passage on the savagery of scholars to each other: "Scholars are men of peace, they bear no arms, but their tongues are sharper than Actius' razor; their pens carry farther, and give a louder report than thunder: I had rather stand the shock of a basilisco, than the fury of a merciless pen." The revelation of Himself by which He acts on souls is accordingly here brought before us, no less than His own sovereign will as the source of it. "Honour and shame is in talk; and the tongue of man is his fall. Surely, brothers, a fig-tree cannot produce olives, nor a vine figs, nor can salt water produce fresh water? "It is the nature of man to sin both in private and in public life," said Thucydides (3: 45). We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. (a) Eupeithes ( G2138) can mean ever ready to obey. This is a critical time as far as the unity of the church is concerned. Ronny Marriott, incumbent second vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and pastor of First Baptist Church in Burleson, will be nominated for Texas Baptists first vice president. Or, according to the original word, psychike, it is animal of human--the mere working of natural reason, without any supernatural light. Corinthians - ESVSB, first pure -- literally, chaste, sanctified: pure from all that is earthly, sensual (animal), devilish (James 3:15).
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