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James 2:5-7
By: clark thompson Date: August 30, 2016, 7:58 pm
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James 2:5-7 King James Version (KJV)
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of
this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath
promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you,
and draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are
called?
James 2:5-7 New Life Version (NLV)
5 Listen, my dear Christian brothers, God has chosen those who
are poor in the things of this world to be rich in faith. The
holy nation of heaven is theirs. That is what God promised to
those who love Him. 6 You have not shown respect to the poor
man. Is it not the rich men who make it hard for you and take
you to court?7 They speak against the name of Christ. And it was
Christ Who called you.
New Life Version (NLV) Copyright © 1969 by Christian Literature
International
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
5 James did not consider the people he spoke to as beneath him
or that he was better then them, when we speak to people we are
to treat them as equals we are no better then anyone but thru
Jesus and having a close fellowship with Him we could be better
off then them but we are to share with them how they could be
better off. Sometimes struggling with money allows us to trust
in the Lord because we don’t have our own things to rely on
often times wealth can make people flee away from God but losing
causes trusting in Him. He is not saying that the rich don’t
love the Lord but saying those who are rich in faith receives
His promises.
6 They were mistreating those who stood in need for these poor
men to come into the fellowship to be treated like this showed
that they had faith which kept them coming their.
7 We are to remember it is Jesus who owns us, if we live this
way our way is no longer a factor but we live for Him, it is to
die to self realize we are His and not our own.
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