Continuing with learning of the spiritual life with wisdom supplied to us from above.
James 4:11-12, 13-17 "Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Go to now, ye that say (this quote from Proverbs 27:1), "To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:" Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say (this quote from Acts 18:21), "If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that." But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." (KJV)
James 4:11-12, 13-17 "Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Come now, you who say (this quote from Proverbs 27:1), "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say (this quote from Acts 18:21), "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." (ESV)
James 4:11-12, 13-17 "Gossip is out; to bad-mouth and point a finger at your brother is to insult the royal law of faith; you put yourself up as a law enforcer and thereby assume that you are above scrutiny. GOD is the one who enforces and endorses the law of perfect liberty, that is to say faith. That makes him the only judge with power to save. He rendered the Law of performance completely irrelevant. He never handed you the power of attorney.
Hey, you who has got your year planner out, can you already taste the profits in all your business ventures; you're going big; travel, and trade from city to city! Meanwhile, you have no handle on tomorrow! Your life is like a mist that is visible for a short while before it evaporates. My best advice for you is to wrap up all your plans and conversations in the delight resolve of GOD. Don't be so cocksure about your dreams for the future. Plans that presumptuously exclude GOD'S opinion end up to be [1]full of labors, annoyances, and hardships. ( The word, [1, G4190] poneros, is described in Thayer's Lexicon to mean, full of annoyances, hardships and labors, wicked; G4192 as, anguish.) To turn a blind eye to an obvious opportunity to do good is [1]out of character. (The word, [1, G266 from G264, from G1 and G3313 ] hamartia, comes from (G1) a, ha, meaning without and (G3313) meros, meaning portion or form, distorted behavior, often translated as sin.) (The Mirror, with editing)
Until our next visit may the LORD reveal to us all how our practice of his spiritual life restored within is working for us.
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