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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:11

For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killeth, thou art become a transgressor of the law.This verse is the reason, to be sure, why some insist on construing James' words in this section as a reference to the Law of Moses; but there are some considerations that forbid this. In this verse, James was clearly rebuking those who were dishonoring the poor man, equating their conduct with murder, based upon Jesus' elaboration of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:12

So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.Very few deny that "law of liberty" is here a further reference to the teaching and doctrine of Jesus Christ; and why is it called a law of liberty? As contrasted with the Law of Moses, called by the apostles "a yoke of bondage," the teachings of the Son of God are characterized by marvelous freedom. For example, there are only two great ceremonial ordinances in Christianity, baptism and the Lord's supper; and one of those... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.This is not a harsh judgment, for the sterner side of the judgment of God was enunciated by our Lord himself (Matthew 6:14), where it is stated that "If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." Nevertheless, it remains true that "mercy glorieth against judgment." The most wonderful truth revealed in all of the word of God is that mercy stands higher than... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:8-11

James 2:8-11. If ye fulfil the royal law— The whole of the apostle's argument depends upon that sacred maxim so frequently introduced in a direct or indirect manner by the infallibly inspired writers of the New Testament, That love is the fulfilling of the law. St. James considers the whole duty of man to man as contained in one law, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: and then of course he argues rightly, James 2:10. He who offends in one point, is guilty of the whole law: for... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:12

James 2:12. So speak ye, and so do, &c.— "Let it therefore be your care, that ye so speak and so act as those that shall be judged by the law of liberty, by the glorious gospel, which is a dispensation that sets us at liberty from the bondage of the Jewish ritual, and directs us to all the branches of that virtue and holiness, which is the truest liberty of the mind, and which, being so excellent, must subject us to the severest punishment, if we presume to contemn it." read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:13

James 2:13. For he shall have judgment without mercy, &c.— "For he whose faith does not work by love, according to the grace and obligation of the gospel, so as to shew compassion to his poor brethren, shall pass under a severe sentence of condemnation and wrath, to be executed upon him in the day of judgment, without any mixture of that mercy, which is held forth in the doctrine of Christ: and, on the contrary, he who, as the fruit of his faith, exercises tenderness and loving-kindness... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:11

11. He is One who gave the whole law; therefore, they who violate His will in one point, violate it all [BENGEL]. The law and its Author alike have a complete unity. adultery . . . kill—selected as being the most glaring cases of violation of duty towards one's neighbor. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:12

12. Summing up of the previous reasonings. speak—referring back to James 1:19; James 1:26; the fuller discussion of the topic is given James 1:26- :. judged by the law of liberty— (James 1:25); that is, the Gospel law of love, which is not a law of external constraint, but of internal, free, instinctive inclination. The law of liberty, through God's mercy, frees us from the curse of the law, that henceforth we should be free to love and obey willingly. If we will not in turn practice the law of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:13

13. The converse of, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy" ( :-). Translate, "The judgment (which is coming on all of us) shall be without mercy to him who hath showed no mercy." It shall be such toward every one as every one shall have been [BENGEL]. "Mercy" here corresponds to "love," :-. mercy rejoiceth against judgment—Mercy, so far from fearing judgment in the case of its followers, actually glorifieth against it, knowing that it cannot condemn them. Not that their mercy... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:1-13

A. The Problem of Favoritism 2:1-13James’ previous reference to hypocritical religiosity (James 1:26-27) seems to have led him to deal with one form of this problem that existed among Christian Jews of his day. It is still with us today. It is the problem of inconsistent love for other people that manifests itself in how we treat them. James wrote this chapter to exhort his readers to deal with this very basic inconsistency in their lives and so progress toward spiritual maturity."The... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:8-11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:1-13

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