Questions about the general epistle of James.
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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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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 ...
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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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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 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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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 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 ...
