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and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
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Rejoicing in Humbling Trials
Commentators explain that when a wealthy Christian is "made low," whether through financial loss or persecution, it's an opportunity to rejoice. This trial tests and strengthens their faith, detaches them from temporary wealth, and forces them to find their ultimate security and identity in God alone. It's a difficult but valuable lesson in what truly lasts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But the rich, in that he is made low. That is, because his property is taken away, and he is made poor. Such a transition is often the sou…
In that he is made low (εν τη ταπεινωσε αυτου). "In his low estate." Play on ταπεινωσις (from ταπεινοω, Php 3:7), like ταπεινος of…
19th Century
Anglican
But the rich, in that he is made low (or, better, in his humiliation).—And, on the other hand, let a change of s…
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Baptist
Because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the …
The text does not explicitly state that “the one who is rich” is a believer, and for that reason some have insisted that he is unsaved. It would se…
16th Century
Protestant
But the rich, in that he is made low, or, in his lowness. He has mentioned the particular for the general, for this admonition ap…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the rich, in that he is made low That is, the rich brother; for there were rich men in the churches in those tim…
Christianity teaches people to be joyful amidst troubles: such trials are sent from God's love, and trials in the path of duty will brighten our gr…
