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But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
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The Sin of Self-Sufficient Pride
Commentators explain that the sin James condemns is not making plans, but the arrogant pride behind them. It's a self-confident glorying in one's own wisdom and ability to control the future, acting as if God doesn't exist or isn't in control. This attitude reflects a practical atheism, forgetting our complete dependence on God for our next breath and the success of any endeavor.
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James
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 sagacit…
In your vauntings (εν ταις αλαζονιαις υμων). Old word for braggart talk (from αλαζονευομα, to act the αλαζων empty boaster Ro 1:30…
19th Century
Anglican
But now ...—How different is the case with you, cries St. James; you actually glory and delight in your own self-confidence and pr…
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Baptist
There are sins of omission as well as sins of commission; may the Lord graciously keep us from both forms of the evil, for his dear Son's sake! Ame…
Some of James’s readers, however, rather than subjecting their plans to God’s will, were making it their practice to “boast and brag.” To make plan…
16th Century
Protestant
But now you rejoice, or, glory. We may learn from these words that James condemned something more than a passing speech. You …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But now you rejoice in your boastings Of tomorrow, and of the continuance of life, and of going to such a place, and…
Our lips must be governed by the law of kindness, as well as truth and justice. Christians are brothers and sisters. And to break God's commands is…
