James-Jude: Unlocking the Scriptures for You
Overview
Unlocking the Scriptures for You: James-Jude provides passage-by-passage commentary on seven epistles. It includes brief introductions that present each book’s audience, theme, and historical and cultural contexts.
Top Highlights
“Giving money alone for benevolence does not cover what James has in mind. The verb look after assumes physical effort and contact.” (Page 42)
“Everyone gets angry. When we do get angry, we usually end up saying things that we later regret. Often what causes our regret is new information. After we have calmed down, we hear better. We hear something different from what we thought we heard before we blew up. We think, ‘If only I had tried harder to listen to what was really said or intended, I would not have embarrassed myself or caused undue hurt to the person who bore the brunt of my anger.’ It is precisely this scenario to which the proverb in James 1:19 speaks when it says, ‘Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.’ If we would just make more of an effort to understand others and to hold our own tongues in check better, we could lessen significantly our moments of regrettable anger.” (Pages 29–30)
“Wisdom is knowing how to live the way God desires us to (Deuteronomy 4:5, 6). As James will say in 2:13, wisdom is shown in our behavior. Older people are generally wiser than younger people because of their greater experience in living through tough times.” (Page 20)
“James directs that acceptance of the implanted word should be done ‘humbly.’ Our need for an attitude of humility was established in James 1:19. Arrogance is the unwritten word assumed in that proverb. It is inflated self-opinion that makes us unwilling to hear God or our fellow men, that makes us think we should talk when others shouldn’t, that gives us the audacity to lose control of ourselves and yell at others or thumb our noses at God. A humble attitude, therefore, is not only mandatory when we make God the Lord of our lives; it is also required in the preliminary step of cleaning the evil out of our houses. That’s what repentance is.” (Page 35)
- Title: James-Jude: Unlocking the Scriptures for You
- Authors: William R. Baker, Paul K. Carrier
- Series: Standard Bible Studies
- Publisher: Standard
- Print Publication Date: 1990
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Catholic Epistles › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. James › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 Peter › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 Peter › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Jude › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 3 John › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:USFY80JAM
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
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