James 4:8

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Summary

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Draw nigh to god

Ye double

James 1:8

General references

Leviticus 15:5

James 1:8

Bible References

Draw nigh to god

Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The Lord is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you abandon Him, He will abandon you.

But as for me, God’s presence is my good.
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
so I can tell about all You do.

The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.

The Lord said:

Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

Come, let us return to the Lord.
For He has torn us,
and He will heal us;
He has wounded us,
and He will bind up our wounds.

So tell the people: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Return to Me”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts.

“Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts.

But you ask: “How can we return?”

(for the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

Ye double

An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.

General references

Anyone who touches his bed is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.