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Themes in James 4

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Themes in James 4

James 4:1 (show verse)

you breathe slaughter and revenge for what you cannot obtain.

Ambition » Leads to strife and contention
Error » Definition of » Origin of
Lust » What comes out of lust
Sin » Of youth, results of » Origin of
Sins » Increment » Origin
Strife » Excited by » Lusts
Transgression » Sin, definition of » Origin of
War » Originates in the lusts of men
War/weapons » Where wars come from

James 4:2 (show verse)

you quarrel and go to war, but without success, because you don't petition for it: and if you did,

Ambition » Leads to strife and contention
Desires » Evil
Evil » Results of » Desires
Lust » What comes out of lust
Prayer » Morning » Neglect of
War/weapons » Where wars come from
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rapacity of

James 4:3 (show verse)

you would not obtain it, because you wickedly request to have your passions gratified.

Lust » What comes out of lust
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Self-indulgence
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Ask amiss
War/weapons » Where wars come from
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Self-indulgence

James 4:4 (show verse)

Degenerate race, don't you know that friendship with vice is hostility against heaven. he that is a friend to the vicious world, is an enemy to God.

Adultery » Adulterers and adulteresses
Enemies » Who is the enemy of God
Enmity » What is enmity against God
Friendship » Those that are a friend of the world
Friendship » The friendship of the world
Titles and names of the wicked » enemies of God
Worldliness » Warnings against

James 4:5 (show verse)

or do you imagine that passage of scripture to be insignificant, "does the spirit that dwells in you, incite you to vice?"

Envy » A work of the flesh
Envy » What lusts to envy
Spirit/souls » The spirit

James 4:6 (show verse)

on the contrary, he heaps his favours upon you. wherefore 'tis said, "God defeats the proud, but is gracious to the humble."

Gifts from God » Spiritual » Grace
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Grace
God » Grace of » May be rendered ineffectual
God » To believers » To the humble
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the humble
Grace » Who the lord gives grace to
Grace » Divine » May be rendered ineffectual
Grace » God's » May be rendered ineffectual
Grace » Specially given » To the humble
Humbleness » The humble
Humility » They who have » Receive more grace
Pride » They who are guilty of, shall be » Resisted
The Proud » General references to
Resistance » Who God resists

James 4:7 (show verse)

Surrender therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Adversary » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Consolation under Affliction » To the tempted
Devil » Resist the
Devil/devils » Resisting the devil
Devil/devils » Who the devil flees from
God » Promises to the tempted » Final victory
God's Promises » To the tempted » Final victory
Limitations of satan » Knows when he is defeated
Resistance » Who to resist
Resistance » The reward for resisting the devil
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Resistance to
Satan » Indwelling limited in power » Knows when he is defeated
Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Submission » To the divine will
Submission » Submitting yourself to the lord
promises to Tempted » Final victory
Tempter » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
The Devil » Saints » Should resist
The Devil » Character of » Cowardly
War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil
Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil

James 4:8 (show verse)

address your selves to God, and you will find him present with you: cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, you that are diffident.

Access to God » Promises connected with
Access to God » The wicked commanded to seek
Character » Instability of
Cleanness » Being clean
Cleanness » What to cleanse
Cleansing » Ps 51 » Spiritual encouraged
Closeness » Who the lord is near to
Closeness » The reward for drawing near to God
Draw near to God » In prayer and fellowship
God » Christ as » Draw near to, in prayer and fellowship
Heart » Renewed » Pure
Heart » Purifying your heart
The Heart » Should be » Purified
Nearness to God » In prayer and fellowship
Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Encouraged
Spiritual » Cleansing » Spiritual encouraged

James 4:9 (show verse)

be afflicted, be mournful, and weep: let your mirth be converted to sadness, and your joy to vexation.

Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Joy » Earthly » Manifested in laughter
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Should be turned into mourning
Repentance » Should be accompanied by » Humility
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief

James 4:10 (show verse)

humble your selves before the Lord, and he will raise you up.

Humbleness » The reward for humbling yourself
Humbleness » Humbling yourself before the lord
Humility » Encouraged
Humility » They who have » Lifted up by God
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Repentance » Should be accompanied by » Humility
Uplift » Who the lord lifts up

Don't, my brethren, treat one another with detraction. he that reflects upon his brother, and censures his brother, reflects upon the law, and censures the law: if you censure the law, instead of obeying it, you set up for a judge.

Doer » Of the word
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Warnings against
Evil » Speaking » Warnings against
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Slander » Forbidden
Slander » Includes » Judging uncharitably
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Speech/communication » Those that speak evil of others
The judgment of babylon » Those that judge others

James 4:12 (show verse)

there is but one legislator, and judge, he that has the power of life and death: who art thou, to pass sentence upon another?

Charitableness » Judgment forbidden
Charity » Judgment forbidden
eternal Death » God alone can inflict
Judgment » Forbidden
Judgment » It is assuming too much
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Lawgiver » God as
Slander » Includes » Judging uncharitably
Speech/communication » Those that speak evil of others
The judgment of babylon » Those that judge others

James 4:13 (show verse)

As for you, who affirm, "to-day, or, to-morrow we will go to such a city, we will stay there a whole year, there we will traffic, and find our account."

Boasting » What not to boast of
Commerce » Called » Buying and selling
Common delusions » Presuming upon unchanging conditions
Evil » What is evil
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is uncertain
natural Life » Described as » Uncertain
Plans of men » Bold » Business man
Plans of men » Plans, examples of » Bold » Business man
Presuming upon time » Indulging in dreams of future gain
Presumption » Warnings against
Presumption » Exhibited in » Planning for futurity
Presumption » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Indulging in dreams of future gain
Presumptuous plans » Examples of » Bold » Business man
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives shall be prolonged
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives will be prolonged
Time » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Indulging in dreams of future gain

James 4:14 (show verse)

how do you know, what will happen to-morrow? for, "what is your life?" a vapour that just appears, and then vanishes.

Boasting » What not to boast of
Common delusions » Presuming upon unchanging conditions
Endurance » What does not endure
Evil » What is evil
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is uncertain
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like a vanishing vapour
Life » Brief » Like a vanishing vapour
Life » What life is
natural Life » Described as » Uncertain
natural Life » Is compared to » A vapor
Meteorology » Vapour
Presuming upon time » Indulging in dreams of future gain
Presumption » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Indulging in dreams of future gain
Seven » Uncertainties » Life
Time » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Indulging in dreams of future gain
Time » Brevity of » Like a vanishing vapour
seven Uncertainties » Life
Vanishing » What vanishes away

James 4:15 (show verse)

your language ought to be this, "if the Lord pleases to give us life, we shall do this, or that."

Boasting » What not to boast of
death » Preparation for
Evil » What is evil
God » Will of, submission to » The rule of every-day life
natural Life » Described as » Uncertain
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » The rule of every-day life
Will » God's, submission to » The rule of every-day life

James 4:16 (show verse)

you triumph in your vain projects, but your presumption is vicious.

Boasting » Boasting, the folly of
Boasting » What not to boast of
Evil » What is evil

James 4:17 (show verse)

he then that knows what is virtuous, and does not practise it, is a criminal.

Duty » Masters' » Neglect of
Error » Sins » Of omission
Error » Definition of » Neglect of opportunity
Mercy » Neglect of
Neglect » Of duty
Neglect » Of mercy and help
Sin » What is sin
Sin » Against knowledge
Sin » Internal » Of omission
Sin » Defined » Neglect of opportunity
Sin » Omission of what we know to be good is
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Of omission
Transgression » Sin, definition of » Neglect of opportunity