Questions tagged [james]
Questions about the general epistle of James.
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Difference between unbelief and doubt
I am trying to understand the theological difference between unbelief and doubt
Specifically the implications of doubt as opposed to unbelief. The result of unbelief (or faithlessness) is clear on the ...
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How is healing explained in James 5?
Interested in an explanation of healing using James 5:8-20 as the basis for restoration.
8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9Grudge not one against ...
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How to reconcile what James wrote regarding days and nights in heaven with what John wrote?
John the revelator confirmed that in the lake of fire there are days and nights.
And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship ...
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What does it mean that believers are “a kind of firstfruits of his creatures”? (James 1:17–18)
James 1:17-18
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from
the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to
change. 18 Of his own will he brought us ...
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Is James 4:17 actually about sins of omission?
Okay so every place I consult says James 4:17 is about sins of omission.
The context backing up to verse 13 seems to be talking about making a business proposition in which you convince someone (we) ...
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What is the theological and literary significance of the shift from the plural "those who are poor"(James 2:5) to the singular "the poor" (James 2:6)?
In the text of James 2:5-6, an interesting change in grammatical construction is observed: in verse 5, the word "poor" is in the plural ("those who are poor in the world"), while ...
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Is the "you" in "you may be perfect and complete" (James 1:4) meant as a group or as an individual?
When editing this question I just realized that the OP understood the "you" in James 1:2-4 (ESV)
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the ...
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Are there really millions of people who aren’t considered righteous according to James 5:16?
The actual number may be wrong. But some people love to use James 5:16 as a solid basis for answered prayers. Especially when it comes to physical healing.
“Therefore, confess your sins to one ...
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What is the justification for translating James 2:14b as "Can such faith save them?"?
The NSRV translates this verse correctly as
… if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? James 2:14
A variety of Christian translations render the verse a different way and ...
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How can God draw near to us (James 4:8) if He is already wherever we are (Psalm 139:7-12)?
James 4:8 NKJV
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Psalm 139:7-12 NKJV
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or ...
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Does whoever Lord is in James 1:7 refer to whomever God is in James 1:5? [duplicate]
James 1:5, 7
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything ...
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In James 1:7 is Lord referring to God the Father or Jesus Christ?
Please help me to write this acceptably.
James 1:5 in the NIV states that:
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously
to all without finding fault, and it will be given to ...
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Why is Iakobos translated as (J)ames
Acts 1:13
When they entered the city they went to the upper room where they were
staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas,
Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon ...
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Jesus was taken by what type of spirit to the Desert?
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, (Lk. 4:1 KJV)
Jesus was led by what type of spirit into the desert to be tempted by the ...
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In Isaiah 58:9, is "pointing the finger" referring to legal accusations?
In my analysis of the scroll of Jakob ("James" in English versions) I have recognized that James is dealing with people in his synagogue using the courts against one another:
[Jas 4:1-4, 11-...
