Questions about the general epistle of James.
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When James and Jude use κύριος is their meaning limited to “master”?
In his book, The Jesus Dynasty, James Tabor asserts that James and Jude, which he takes to written by Jesus' brothers, use the term κύριος to mean something like "master". It was a sign of honor for ...
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How should James 2:18 be translated?
James, when making the argument that faith without works is dead, makes this statement:
James 2:18-19 (ESV)
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith ...
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Is the rich man in James 1:10 a brother?
Is "the rich" in this passage also a "brother" like the lowly?
James 1:9-10 (ESV)
Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the ...
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In James 5:20 who is saved and covered, the strayer or the truth bearer?
How should I understand or interpret James 5:20?
19 My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back,
20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error ...
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What does “healed” refer to in James 5:16?
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. —James 5:16
When James ...
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Why pray, “lead us not into temptation”?
Those famous words from The Lord's Prayer, Matthew 6:13:
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
I find puzzling. Why would anyone ask God not to lead is into ...
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Who is speaking in James 2:18?
I don't mean by my question that I'm looking to identify a particular individual. I'm just confused by the statement made there. James begins this section in verse 14: "What good is it, my brothers, ...
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What is the “high estate” that the lowly brother has in James 1:9?
A question was raised in one of my answers asking this question. I thought it deserved its own treatment. So, here it is for your consideration:
In James, we read:
James 1:9 (ASV)
But let the ...
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Justify (δικαιόω) in James 2:24, Romans 3:28
James 2:24 says:
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
Romans 3:28 says:
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
What are ...
