Studies in the Epistle of James

About this eBook

Author

Robertson, A. T., 1863-1934

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, Carl Miller at the Book Shop (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Bible. James -- Commentaries

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48411

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48411

Release Date

March 5, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Studies in the Epistle of James
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.Preface to Second Edition
4. 4.Contents
5. 5.I James, a Servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ — The Brother of the Lord — In the Family Circle at Nazareth — A Scoffer of Jesus — Seeing the Risen Christ — In the Upper Room at Pentecost — Leadership in the Jerusalem Church — The Writing of the Epistle — Champion of Paul at the Conference — Misuse of the Name of James — Befriending Paul on His Last Visit — The Story of His Death
6. 6.II To the Twelve Tribes Which Are of the Dispersion — Simple Address — The Readers — The Occasion — Character of the Epistle
7. 7.III Joy in Trial — Variety in Trials ( 1:2 ) — The Product of Trial ( 1:3 ) — Perfection by Patience ( 1:4 ) — Shortage in Wisdom ( 1:5 ) — Doubting Prayer ( 1:6-8 ) — The Democracy of Faith ( 1:9-11 )
8. 8.IV The Way of Temptation — Standing the Test ( 1:12 ) — Blaming God ( 1:13 ) — Snared by One’s Own Bait ( 1:14 ) — The Abortion ( 1:15 ) — God, the Source of Good ( 1:16 f. ) — The New Birth ( 1:18 )
9. 9.V The Practice of the Word of God — Brilliant Listening ( 1:19a ) — Eloquent Silence ( 1:19b ) — Dull Anger ( 1:19c f. ) — The Rooted Word ( 1:21 ) — Hearers Only ( 1:22-24 ) — Real Students of the Word ( 1:25 ) — Complacent Religiosity ( 1:26 ) — Unspotted from the World ( 1:27 )
10. 10.VI Class Prejudice — Face Value in Religion ( 2:1 ) — Partiality in Church ( 2:2-4 ) — Prejudice Against the Poor ( 2:5-7 ) — The Royal Law ( 2:8 f. ) — Stumbling in One Point ( 2:10 f. ) — A Law of Liberty ( 2:12 f. )
11. 11.VII The Appeal to Life — The Standpoint of James — Not Pious Pretense ( 2:14-17 ) — Not Mere Intellectual Assent ( 2:18-19 ) — The Obedient Trust of Abraham ( 2:20-24 ) — The Case of Rahab ( 2:25 ) — The Union of Faith and Works ( 2:26 )
12. 12.VIII The Tongues of Teachers — An Oversupply of Teachers ( 3:1a ) — The Peril of Teachers ( 3:1b ) — The Test of Perfection ( 3:2a ) — The Bridle and the Horse ( 3:2b-3 ) — The Rudder and the Ship ( 3:4 ) — The Fire and the Forest ( 3:5 f. ) — Taming of Wild Beasts ( 3:7 f. ) — Sweet and Bitter Water ( 3:9-11 ) — The Vine and the Fig Tree ( 3:12 )
13. 13.IX The True Wise Man — The Call for the Wise Man ( 3:13a ) — The Proof of the Wise Man ( 3:13b ) — The Disproof of the Wise Man ( 3:14 ) — The Wisdom from Below ( 3:15 f. ) — The Wisdom from Above ( 3:17 ) — The Harvest of Righteousness ( 3:18 )
14. 14.X The Outer and the Inner Life — The Origin of War ( 4:1-2a ) — Asking Amiss ( 4:2b-3 ) — The Friendship of the World ( 4:4 ) — The Yearning of the Spirit for Us ( 4:5 f. ) — Choice Between God and the Devil ( 4:7-8a ) — A Call to Repentance ( 4:8b-10 ) — Captious Criticism ( 4:11 f. )
15. 15.XI God and Business — Leaving God Out ( 4:13-15 ) — Conscious Opposition ( 4:16 ) — Negative Sin ( 4:17 ) — Tainted Wealth ( 5:1-3 ) — Wronged Workers ( 5:4 ) — The Wanton Use of Money ( 5:5 f. )
16. 16.XII Perseverance and Prayer — Patience till the Parousia ( 5:7 f. ) — Folly of Recrimination ( 5:9 ) — Examples of Patience ( 5:10 f. ) — Profanity ( 5:12 ) — Worship and Excitement ( 5:13 ) — God and Medicine ( 5:14-18 ) — Rescue Work or Restoring the Erring ( 5:19 f. )
17. 17.Select Bibliography
18. 18.Footnotes
19. 19.Transcriber’s Notes

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