26 февр. 2023 г. · James is saying the same thing as Jesus here: our truthfulness should be such a reliable constant that we need no oath to support it.

20 нояб. 2018 г. · The passage begins with James telling us how not to approach God — do not swear, either by heaven or earth or by any other oath (v.12).

27 нояб. 2017 г. · James closes his letter by addressing three important acts of faith: 1) Do not swear, 2) Commit to prayer, and 3) Go after the strayer.

23 нояб. 2023 г. · James summons us to do the Word and reap the blessings. One more time, James reminds us that sin leads to death, and that the gospel, the word ...

James echoes Jesus' own call to perfect obedience, to consistent truthfulness, to whole-hearted faithfulness, and to community without favoritism.

David Guzik commentary on James 5, where James rebukes the rich and gives a call for patient endurance in light of the coming judgment.

But above all things, swear not — However provoked. The Jews were notoriously guilty of common swearing, though not so much by God himself as by some of his ...

In this chapter the apostle denounces the judgments of God upon those rich men who oppress the poor, showing them how great their sin and folly are in the sight ...

24 авг. 2014 г. · James is just reinforcing Jesus' teaching. James then reminds us that if we are “in trouble” we should instead use our voices for prayer.

26 сент. 2021 г. · According to James, forgiveness requires confession of sins to those who have been wronged. The author says, “confess your sins to one another,” ...