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The Book of James – A Detailed Commentary Basic Training Bible Ministries Page 2 Introduction to James Background of the Book The Epistle of James is one of the general epistles, including 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John, and Jude. These letters were sent out as circular epistles to be passed around and read in several locations. Authorship
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Best Commentaries on James. The driving message of James’s letter is that Christians’ faith in the gospel should work itself out in a life of obedience. As he says in James 1:22, believers in Christ should not just hear the Word and believe it but also do what it says. James teaches us that faith in the gospel results in fruitful good works.
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- (12) A Blessing For Those Who Endure Temptation.
- (13-16) How Temptation Comes and Works.
- (17-18) God’s Goodness Stands in Contrast to The Temptations We face.
- (19-20) Standing Firm Against Unrighteous anger.
- (21) Standing Firm Against The Lusts of The flesh.
- (22-25) How to Receive The Word of God.
- (26-27) Examples of What It Means to Be A Doer of The Word of God.
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. a. Blessed is the man: This sounds like one of Jesus’ Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). In those great statements of blessing, Jesus did not tell us the only ways we c...
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethr...
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. a. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above: We expect no true goodness f...
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. a. Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: We can learn to be slow to wrath by first learning to be swift to hear and slow to speak. Much of our anger and wrath comes from ...
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. a. All filthiness and overflow of wickedness: This has in mind an impure manner of living. In light of the nature of temptation and the goodness of God, we are to lay aside allimpurity, putting them far from...
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a f...
If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. a. If anyone among you thinks he is religious: James just ex...
James is a beloved book. Eminently practical, the epistle is full of vivid exhortations to godly living. It also offers concrete counsel on an array of issues: trials, poverty, wealth, favoritism, justice, speech, planning, prayer, and illness. Yet James’s clarity is a two-edged sword, for its call to biblical ideals proves harder to achieve ...
James acknowledges the tendencies of the carnal nature when he says in verse 5, "Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?" James seems to be pulling together some Old Testament concepts into one concise thought regarding man's propensity to sin.
This introduction to the book (James 1:2-11) is in balance with the conclusion (James 5:7-20). Both sections talk about the need for patience ( James 1:2-4 ; James 5:7-12 ) and prayer ( James 1:5-8 ; James 5:13-18 ), and both end with an emphasis on all the contrasting circumstances of life ( James 1:9-11 ; James 5:19-20 ).
The name James was, of course, a favourite with the Jews under the more common form of Jacob, and is familiar to us in studying the books of the New Testament. “We read there of:—. 1.James the son of Zebedee. 2.James the son of Alphseus. 3.James “the Lord’s brother.”. 4.James the son of Mary. 5.James “the Less” (or, “the Little”).
