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James 2
James 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
glory, with respect of persons.
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Glory = compared to seep = 1 Cor 2:8 Which none
of the princes of this world knew: for had they
known it, they would not have crucified the Lord
of Glory.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor
ear heard, neither have entered into the heart
of man, the things which God hath prepared for
them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his
Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things,
yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man,
save the spirit of man which is in him? even so
the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit
of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the
world, but the spirit which is of God; that we
might know the things that are freely given to
us of God.
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Respect of persons = Romans 2:11 For there is no
respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as have sinned without law
shall also perish without law:
and as many as have sinned in the law shall be
judged by the law;
13 For not the hearers of the law are just
before God, but the doers of the law
shall be justified.
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not
the law, do by nature the
things contained in the law, these,
having not the law, are a law
unto themselves:
2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly
apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
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Goodly = bright, or shinning
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James 2:3 And ye have respect to him that
weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit
thou here in a good place; and say to the poor,
Stand thou there, or sit here under my
footstool:
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are
become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God
chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and
heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to
them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor.
Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before
the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the
which ye are called?
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according
to the scripture, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do
well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit
sin, and are convinced of the law as
transgressors.
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Apparel = In this and in the next verse
translated by three different words, "apparel",
"raiment", "clothing
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Luke 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him
at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a
gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
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Acts 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly
toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men
stood by them in white apparel;
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Acts 10:30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I
was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth
hour I prayed in my house, and, behold,
a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and
thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight
of God.
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Also = a poor man also
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Vile = James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all
filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and
receive with meekness the engrafted word, which
is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves.
23 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:
3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him,
Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit
here under my footstool:
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich
in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you
before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law
as transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is
guilty of all.
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Offend = stumble
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Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that
they should fall? God forbid: but rather through
their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles,
for to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the
world, and the diminishing of them the riches of
the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am
the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine
office:
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Gal 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the
Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might
deliver us from this present evil world,
according to the will of God and our Father:
5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him
that called you into the grace of Christ unto
another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that
trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of
Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach
any other gospel unto you than that which we
have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any
man preach any other gospel unto you than that
ye have received, let him be accursed.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I
seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I
should not be the servant of Christ.
11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou
commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
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Law of liberty = covenant
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Liberty = NT:1658 = unrestrained (to go at
pleasure), (as a citizen) not a slave = free
(man, woman), at liberty.
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James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the
perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a
forgetful hearer, but a doer of
the work, this man shall be
blessed in his deed.
26 If any man among you seem to be
religious, and bridleth not his tongue,
but deceiveth his own heart,
this man's religion is vain.
13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and
mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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Rejoiceth against = boasteth over. Rather we are
to be loving and merciful
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James 3:14 But if ye have bitter envying and
strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not
against the truth.
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Romans 11:18 Boast not against the branches. But
if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but
the root thee.
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No = not as in James 2:1 My brethren, have not
the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
glory, with respect of persons.
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He.. Judgment = there shall be judgment to him
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have
not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
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Destitute = lacking
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James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect
work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting
nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him.
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body;
what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
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You have to have works, you can't just have
faith. You have to be a doer for God.
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Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small
and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and
another book was opened, which is the
book of life: and
the dead
were judged out of those things which were written in the books,
according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and
hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith
without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
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Without = apart from
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Verse 26 For as the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours;
and their works do follow them.
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Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small
and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and
another book was opened, which is the
book of life: and
the dead
were judged out of those things which were written in the books,
according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and
hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also
believe, and tremble.
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Devils = demons
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Tremble = shudder
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his
son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made
perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was
imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had
received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
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Also = should follow "harlot"
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Rahab was not a harlot. She was a doer for God.
God never called her a harlot. It was the men
that called her a harlot. She had a business.
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead
also.
• Exactly 2520 years from the exile
of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
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The first tribe to be
conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh,
in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually
breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.
He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would
be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them
among the heathens (like lost sheep)
• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant,
(A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt
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