To: ALL WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR
From; GOD THE FATHER, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
HIS SON and Ministered through the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, The Helper,
that He may be with you forever. [John 14:16]
Subject: MY WORD
James 2:1–7 (NKJV) 1 My brethren, do not
hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with
partiality. 2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with
gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy
clothes, 3 and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes
and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You
stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” 4 have you not shown
partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brethren:
Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs
of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But
you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into
the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are
called?
James 2:8–13 (The Living Bible) 8 Yes indeed, it is good when you truly obey
our Lord’s command, “You must love and help your neighbors just as much as you
love and take care of yourself.” 9 But you are breaking this law
of our Lord’s when you favor the rich and fawn over them; it is sin. 10
And the person who keeps every law of
God but makes one little slip is just as guilty as the person who has broken
every law there is. 11 For the God who said you must not marry a
woman who already has a husband also said you must not murder, so even though
you have not broken the marriage laws by committing adultery, but have murdered
someone, you have entirely broken God’s laws and stand utterly guilty before
him. 12 You will be judged on
whether or not you are doing what Christ wants you to. So watch what you do and
what you think; 13 for there will be no mercy to those who have
shown no mercy. But if you have been merciful, then God’s mercy toward you will
win out over his judgment against you.
James 2:14–20 (CJB) 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but
has no actions to prove it? Is such “faith” able to save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and
daily food, 16 and someone says to him, “Shalom! Keep warm
and eat hearty!” without giving him what he needs, what good does it do? 17
Thus, faith by itself, unaccompanied by actions, is dead. 18 But
someone will say that you have faith and I have actions. Show me this faith of
yours without the actions, and I will show you my faith by my actions! 19
You believe that “God is one”? Good for you! The demons believe it
too—the thought makes them shudder with fear! 20 But, foolish
fellow, do you want to be shown that such “faith” apart from actions is barren?
James 2:21–26 (NASB95) 21 Was not Abraham our
father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22
You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works,
faith was perfected; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says,
“And
Abraham believed God, and it was
reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25
In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she
received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead,
so also faith without works is dead.
[Please
Note: Always Read the Word of God in
Context, reading the entire chapter or book, asking the Holy Spirit of the
Living God to give you the interpretation.
2 Peter 1:16–21 (Williams) 16
For it was not mere stories of fancy that we followed when we told
you of the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been
eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He received such honor and
glory from God the Father, when from the majestic glory there was borne to Him
a voice like this, “This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I take delight.” 18
we heard this voice ourselves borne from heaven while we were with Him on that
sacred mountain. 19 So we have the message of the prophets more
certainly guaranteed. Please pay
attention to this message as to a lamp that is shining in a dismal place, until
the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 20 because
you recognize this truth above all else, that
no prophecy in Scripture is to be interpreted by one’s own mind, 21
for no prophecy has ever yet originated in man’s will, but men who were led by
the Holy Spirit spoke from God.]
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