First, James may mean that the Old Testament says God is jealous for the spirit—our spirit or His Holy Spirit—which He has caused to live in us. If this is the ...

James 4:5-6 Meaning and Commentary In this chapter the apostle gives the true cause of contentions and strifes; and cautions against intemperance, covetousness ...

James identifies the cause of conflict as being pride and self-elevation, or a desire to excel in the midst of one's brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Scripture speaks in vain in all the passages in which it guards us against such a temper as this, and leads the mind directly to God as the supreme good.

It is best to see James declaring that the spirit which is jealous in his readers is their own spirit, not the Spirit.

30 дек. 2022 г. · In either case, the meaning is that God jealously desires us to belong wholeheartedly to Him. (Even if one takes the Jerusalem Bible or Living ...

22 нояб. 2000 г. · The Holy Spirit's jealousy longs for fellowship with the spirit that dwells in us. He is jealous of our love.

9 сент. 2017 г. · James is reminding them from the Old Testament (which was written for our learning – Romans 15:4) that their problem of envy is not a new thing.

David Guzik commentary on James 4, where James emphasizes the humble character of a living faith and of a dependency on God.

20 мая 2021 г. · The verse may be reassuring us of God's holy jealousy for our spirits, or it may be warning us about our spirits' censurable propensity toward envy.