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Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn`t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
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God's Upside-Down Values
Commentators stress that James is correcting a worldly mindset. While society honors the wealthy, God deliberately chooses those who are poor in the world's eyes. He elevates them, making them 'rich in faith' and 'heirs of the kingdom.' This divine preference serves as a powerful argument against showing favoritism in the church, reminding believers to adopt God's value system, not the world's.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hearken, my beloved brethren. The apostle now proceeds to show that the rich, as such, had no special claim on their favor, and that the p…
Did not God choose? (ουχ ο θεος εξελεξατο; ). Affirmative answer expected. First aorist middle (indirect, God chose for himself) i…
19th Century
Anglican
Listen, my beloved brethren.—With a complete change of manner, the Apostle now writes as if he were speaking, in brief, quivering …
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Verses 5–11 advance two arguments against the practice of favoritism. The first may be called the social argument (vv.5–7). The importance the auth…
16th Century
Protestant
Listen, my beloved brothers. He now proves by a twofold argument that they acted absurdly when they despised the poor for the sake of the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hearken, my beloved brethren As to a matter of importance, and worthy of attention and regard; being an instance of …
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Those who profess faith in Christ as the Lord of glory must not show favoritism based on mere outward circumstances and appearances, in a manner in…
