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The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

DENUNCIATION OF OVER - WEENING CONFIDENCE IN OUR OWN PLANS AND OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM THEM . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

The uncertainty of human plans and schemes. Best illustrated by the parable of the rich fool, boasting of his "much goods" laid up for "many years" on the very night on which his soul was required of him. It is such a spirit as his that St. James denounces so sternly; not the careful forethought and providence which Holy Scripture never condemns, but the forming plans and designs without the slightest reference in word or thought to that overruling will on which all depends. It is not the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

"Man proposes, but God disposes." The subject here is another prevalent manifestation of pride and worldliness; namely, the propensity to indulge in presumptuous self-reliance in relation to the future. I. THE SPIRIT OF VAIN CONFIDENCE WHICH THE APOSTLE REBUKES . ( James 4:13 ) He appeals directly to worldly-minded merchants and money-makers. The Jews, like ourselves, have been a nation of shopkeepers. In these early times many of them carried the products of one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

"What is your life?" The life of the savage is characterized by an almost total lack of true foresight; no calculations of the future. True civilization, on the contrary, is largely built up on the principle of far-seeing prudence. Yet there may be a false use of a true principle. And so it may come to pass that we manifest an unchristian reliance on the future, and an absorbed engrossment in plans for its direction. It is this which James condemns, He sets forth the false glorying, and,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:15

For that ye ought to say ( ἀντὶ τοῦ λέγειν ); literally, instead of your saying ; ἀντὶ τοῦ , with the infinitive, " saepe apud Graecos " (Grimm). This verse follows in thought on James 4:13 , James 4:14 having been parenthetical. "Go to now, ye that say … instead of your saying (as ye ought), If the Lord will," etc. Once more the text requires correction, as the futures ζήσομεν and ποιήσομεν should be read (with א , A, B), instead of the subjunctives of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:16

But now. As is actually the case, "ye glory in your vauntings." ἀλαζονεία : only here and in 1 John 2:16 ; in the LXX ., in 2 Macc. 9:8 and Wis. 5:8. It is a favorite word with St. Clement of Rome. On its meaning and distinction from ὑπερηφανία and other kindred words, see Trench on ' Synonyms,' p. 95; and cf. Westcott on the 'Epistles of St. John,' p. 64. The vice of the ἀλάζων "centers in self and is consummated in his absolute self-exaltation, while the ὑπερήφανος ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:17

Conclusion of the section. "Some have supposed a direct reference to Romans 14:23 , 'Whatsover is not of faith is sin.' We can scarcely assume so much; but the correspondence is very remarkable, and St. James supplements St. Paul. It is sin to doubt whether a thing be right, and yet do it. It is also sin to know that a thing is right, and yet to leave it undone" (Dean Scott, in the 'Speaker's Commentary'). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:17

The greatness of sins of omission. It is not only sinful to do wrong; it is also sinful to lose an opportunity of doing good. God means us not only to be harmless, but also to be useful; not only to be innocent, but to be followers of that which is good. How miserable is the satisfied acquiescence in the thought, "I never did anybody any harm"—a thought which is falsely used as a consolation at many a death-bed! The slothful servant who hid the talent in a napkin did no wrong with it, but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 4:15

For that ye ought to say - Instead of what you do say, “we will go into such a city,” you ought rather to recognise your absolute dependence on God, and feel that life and success are subject to his will. The meaning is not that we ought always to be saying that in so many words, for this might become a mere ostentatious form, offensive by constant unmeaning repetition; but we are, in the proper way, to recognise our dependence on him, and to form all our plans with reference to his will.If the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 4:16

But now ye rejoice in your boastings - That is, probably, in your boastings of what you can do; your reliance on your own skill and sagacity. You form your plans for the future as if with consummate wisdom, and are confident of success. You do not anticipate a failure; you do not see how plans so skilfully formed can fail. You form them as if you were certain that you would live; as if secure from the numberless casualties which may defeat your schemes.All such rejoicing is evil - It is founded... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:15

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:16

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:17

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 4:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 4:16

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