James lays out the charges against the rich landowners who were oppressing the poor. These crimes include selfishness, abuse of their workers, and indifference.

James accuses them of covetous selfishness and holds them responsible for failure to use their wealth for the benefit of society, as God intended.. and he ...

According to the view commonly adopted, St. James simply means to say that the righteous man suffered this evil at their hands without resistance.

James 5:1-6 has two aims. First, to show the ultimate worthlessness of all earthly riches; and second, to show the detestable character of those who possess ...

4 янв. 2001 г. · The sinfully wealthy condemn and murder the “just” through corrupt courts of law. What began as a sin of greed ends with murder.

James 5:6. Ye have condemned and killed the just. Meaning not Christ, the Just One, as some have thought; whom the Jewish sanhedrim condemned as guilty of ...

James had developed the idea of the need for complete dependence on God. He now naturally rebuked those most likely to live independently from God – the rich.

This is to be understood of the poor saints, who were just, through the imputation of Christ's righteousness to them, and lived soberly, righteously, and godly.

James returns to the principle that work must serve the needs of others. His words in the beginning of chapter 5 are scathing.