It answers clearly to the "Raca" of Matthew 5:22. The imitation of the Divine character gives to the mind the lofty pleasures of benevolent feeling and action.II. I believe in Him as the creating Father; as the preserving Father, whose "tender mercies are over all His works." Startling is the reflection that Satan has been the contemporary of all ages! Bathing his forehead in the sunlight of Jehovah's love he dwelt beyond all questions and mistrusts. We submit that the secret is this, viz., IN THE CASE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IS ACCOMPANIED BY HOPE, WHEREAS IN THE CASE OF SATAN IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH UTTER HOPELESSNESS. "Why cumbereth it the ground?" Satan never knew an instance in which the Divine faithfulness had failed! Call us at 888-634-2038. It was, therefore, contrary to "the spirit of a sound mind" to court the rich. Bathing his forehead in the sunlight of Jehovah's love he dwelt beyond all questions and mistrusts. Startling is the reflection that Satan has been the contemporary of all ages! Regard this name as THE TITLE TO BE SOUGHT AFTER. )LinksJames 2:5 NIVJames 2:5 NLTJames 2:5 ESVJames 2:5 NASBJames 2:5 KJVJames 2:5 Bible AppsJames 2:5 ParallelJames 2:5 Biblia ParalelaJames 2:5 Chinese BibleJames 2:5 French BibleJames 2:5 German BibleJames 2:5 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Benevolence.(4)Hope.2. We know how sweet it is to mingle the current of our life with that of some choice bosom friend. He was God's servant and yet His friend; therefore he obeyed as seeing Him that is invisible, and trusting Him whom he could not understand.4. Increase in love to God, and in nearness of access to Him, that the Lord may at this good hour stoop down to us as our great Friend, and then lift us up to be known as His friends.I. Mutual.2. Next, there was joined to this implicit trust a practical confidence as to the accomplishment of everything that God had promised. (2)Of a great sound and noise; can talk of grace, boast of knowledge, glory in their faith. IV. The imitation of the Divine character gives to the mind the lofty pleasures of benevolent feeling and action.II. 1:26; 3:1-12), 1. Work with a spirit suiting the gospel.3. Faith is to credit contradictions, and to believe impossibilities, when Jehovah's word is to the front. . . Close. The promise comes at the end. Received the promises with all humility. 2. At least his horse must've felt some relief. The chrysalis had burst into a half-formed butterfly and perished. Manton.1. Be loyal to Christ.2. Though there still be latent spiritual life, its glow is only kept up by active stirring. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him. Next, there was joined to this implicit trust a practical confidence as to the accomplishment of everything that God had promised. Brooks. To remove certain practical errors, and —2. He did not what others would have done, because he feared the Lord. )The highest friendshipHomilist.The only true friendship is that spoken of here. The life of Abraham was rich with mercies. THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE ABRAHAM'S PRIVILEGES JUST LOOK TO IT THAT THEY HAVE ABRAHAM'S FAITH. He began a reformation. Progressive.3. None of us will be content with a scanty measure of grace, when we may have life more abundantly. Now notice THE TITLE VINDICATED. "Why cumbereth it the ground?" Ecclesiastical servility towards the rich is a form of mammon-worship; while the one power which the Church should exalt is that of character. Among the Jewish people Abraham was frequently spoken of as "the Friend of Goal." By His love.2. James 2 Partiality and Favoritism May 31, 2020 James 2:1-5 NIV My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. YLT Young's Literal Translation . Can two walk together except they be agreed? Abraham was the Friend of God in a truthful sense. 5.) The title only declares a fact. Lot was rescued, and Zoar was spared, in answer to that prayer; just as Ishmael had been endowed with earthly blessings in response to the pleading, "O that Ishmael might live before Thee!" The true faith which justifies does invest the possessor of it with a power of working works acceptable to God. See the possibility that lies within your reach — make it a reality at once.2. The Lord never forsook Abraham: even when the patriarch erred, the Lord remembered and rescued him. The Divine immutability is, on the contrary, the source of the Christian's most rapturous joy! Founded on faith.III. To be friends, we must exercise a mutual choice: the God who has chosen you must be chosen by you. In "dishonoring the poor man," therefore, the Church was despising one for whom Christ died, and a possible heir of the heavenly glory. That we are responsible for the propagation of this faith up to the extent of our capability.(J. II. —1. Thomas. how boundless! Scripture: James 2:14–26. That faith is not a mere belief in Divine predictions. The imitation of the Divine character gives to the mind the lofty pleasures of benevolent feeling and action.II. 4. Can two walk together except they be agreed? Sir Noel Paton received a chrysalis as a specimen to paint in a picture. The faith which produces joy is the trust and confidence of the heart in the atonement and righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ! And, further, genuine faith receiving the record which God has given of His Son will be manifested in an actual resorting to Christ for forgiveness and a cordial affection to His person, work, and offices. 2. Finally, it must be by a faith which, while it puts away from itself all merit of works, yet brings forth abundantly those works of holy obedience which are the proper fruits of the Spirit, and which flow as legitimate effects from the holy principles which grace has implanted in the breast. If so, sympathize with William the Conqueror a man who lived almost 1,000 years ago. When Abraham pleaded with God for Sodom, the Lord patiently hearkened to his renewed pleadings. even the whole circle of revealed truth. O Lord, how excellent is Thy lovingkindness, that Thou shouldest make a man Thy friend!2. That faith is not a mere credence of Divine facts. )The Friend of God.The friendship of GodHomilist.I. THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE ABRAHAM'S PRIVILEGES JUST LOOK TO IT THAT THEY HAVE ABRAHAM'S FAITH. Secondly, we are taught to believe that God exists in a mode altogether unsearchable and incomprehensible; so that in the simple and undivided essence there are three distinguishable subsistences — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. THE FRIENDSHIP OF GOD WILL BE THE PORTION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, WHEN THE SCENES OF MORTALITY ARE OVER.(Homilist. He was his shield, and his exceeding great reward, and the Lord Himself delighted to commune with Abraham. I. From that "O vain or empty man." I want you also to note the singular excellence of Abraham. Yet, behold, in infinite condescension the Lord deigns to seek the acquaintance of His own creature, the love of man, the friendship of Abraham. Abraham loved God for God's sake, and followed Him fully, and so the Lord made him His confidant, and found pleasure in manifesting Himself to him, and in trusting to him His sacred oracles. BELIEVERS MUST SEE THAT THEY HONOUR AND JUSTIFY THEIR FAITH BY WORKS. JAMES: “James 2” 1 “A Study of James 2” James 2:1-16 INTRODUCTION: A. The other day there lauded on the shores of France a boatful of people sodden with rain and salt-water; they had lost all their luggage, and had nothing but what they stood upright in: they were glad, indeed, to have been saved from a wreck. Grow in grace. If we are to be the friends of God, there must be a conformity of heart, and will, and design, and character to God. There is one marked difference, however, in this historic knowledge — viz., the Christian has read the history, but the devil has lived it! He did not cast him off in old age. To remove certain practical errors, and —, 2. "If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins. Faith in moral truth, in all worlds, must always have an influence on the emotions.3. (1)Full of wind, they have a little airy knowledge, such as puffeth up (2 Peter 1:8). Most deliberately, heartily, resolutely, undividedly, you must choose God to be your God and your Friend. I must believe not only what God is, but what God is to me; and therefore say, "I believe in God the Father Almighty." We know how sweet it is to mingle the current of our life with that of some choice bosom friend. She did it all just to hear the voices of those grandchildren just one more time . His power, knowledge, wisdom, are without limit, and His ever-wakeful eye marks the interests of all who trust in Him.III. Having loved His own He loves them to the end. Improved them with much fidelity.II. Look at the name, "Friend of God," and regard it as A TITLE TO BE WONDERED AT.1. and just as the household of Abimelech had been healed in answer to Abraham's supplication. (6) There was also between these friends a mutual love and delight. THE OBJECT OF FAITH IS THE SAME IN BOTH CASES. Surely, none of us will neglect any gracious attainment which lies within the region of the possible. . THE CAUSE OF THIS GREAT DIFFERENCE IN THE PERSONAL RESULTS OF FAITH. Next to this, Abraham's obedience to God was unquestioning. The plan? Bathing his forehead in the sunlight of Jehovah's love he dwelt beyond all questions and mistrusts. It answers clearly to the "Raca" of Matthew 5:22. SERIOUS PURPOSES OF OBEDIENCE ARE ACCEPTED FOR OBEDIENCE.IV. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (8) More than that, the Lord kept His friendship to Abraham by favouring his posterity. Galatians 1:19; 2:9,12 6. But James’ point is that any judgments based on outward factors alone are wrong judgments, because they do not discern the heart. I want you also to note the singular excellence of Abraham. "If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins. 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