James, is revealing how we are to walk the faith walk of our spiritual side, by dependency on the wisdom that GOD supplies us in salvation. This is the victory of our co-resurrection and co-ascension portion of our death in Emmanuel, Christ Jesus's appearance according to his gospel mission to bring both his and our humanity through redemption. This life style we found out in our last visit has been greatly hinder by the two lies of religion, which are "future, and delay." As if the finished work of Jesus' mission was not complete according their, religions doctrine. This ploy putting the worlds religious systems above GOD'S wisdom and work.
James 5:13-18, 19-20 "Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick[1] among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray[2, 3] over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." (KJV)
James 5:13-18, 19-20 "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick[1]? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray[2, 3] over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." (ESV)
James 5:13-18, 19-20 "If anyone is going through a tough time, let him worship; when times are good, sing praises. (Don't take your lead from your negative or your positive circumstances!) If you feel too [1]weak [2]worship, find encouragement in the care of those who are mature in their faith. Let them anoint you with oil and worship with you in [3]prayer. Identify yourself in all that the LORD's name represents. (The words, [1, G770 from G772] astheneso, means weak, feeble; [2, G4336 from G4314 and G2172] proseuxomai, means worship, and [3, G2172] euxomai, means prayer.) The prayer (environment) [G2171 euchē, from G2172, to make known your wish] of faith shall restore the feeble. The LORD shall revitalize and quicken you; he even forgives you anything stupid you might have done to have caused the situation. (Do not tolerate vibes G3900) if you have wronged someone talk to him about it; pray for each other to maintain a healthy fellowship. Righteousness is the fuel of effective prayer. (How right things are, not how wrong things are now motivate your every prayer and conversation! Not the size or the detail of the problem.) Elijah wasn't superman, yet his prayers had supernatural results with global impact. Remember how he prayed. He prayed with such resolve that he stopped the rain for three and a half years! He prayed again and everything was back to normal; rain and harvest is season!
If a brother strays off from the truth, go and fetch him. To turn a sinner back from error not only rescues the individual but stops the ripple effect of the rot in any community." (The Mirror, with editing.)
This ends James and with our next visit the LORD willing we shall begin at look into Peter's two letters. Until then may the LORD help us to see the wisdom shown to James and then through James.
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