James 4 KJV: Humble Submission vs. Worldly Ambition
James 4 identifies the internal 'lusts' and worldly desires that serve as the root cause of interpersonal and spiritual warfare. It provides a 10-step remedy for restoration centered on humbling oneself before God to receive the grace that resists the proud.
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.
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.
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.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
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James presents the concept of 'God resisting the proud' as a military formation where pride puts the believer on the opposite side of God's strength. The 'Word Secret' is HypotassÅ, a military term meaning 'to rank under,' implying a voluntary alignment with God's authority. Discover the riches with james 4 commentary, containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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