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94681 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.22
… of faithfulness and patience and prayer are found in Old Testament characters, in Abraham (2:21), Rahab (2:25), Job ( James 5:11 ),and Elijah ( James 5:17 - 18 ). The whole atmosphere …
94682 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.28
… of faith, and Peter of hope. This writer is the apostle of good works, the apostle of the wisdom which manifests itself in peace and purity, mercy and morality …
94683 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.30
… and faith, and the head of the church at Jerusalem would be recognized by them as their chief authority. The authoritative tone of this epistle comports well …
94684 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.31
… morality, faithful in his observance of all the ritual regulations of the Jewish faith. Hegesippus tells us that he was holy from his mother's womb. He drank …
94685 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.38
… of faith, and his convictions are like driftwood on a sea of doubt (1:6). Then he notices that the great ships are turned about by a small rudder, and he thinks how …
94686 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.41
… absolutely faithful to his memory of his brother's teaching. He is the servant of Jesus in all his exhortation and persuasion.
94687 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.42
… he faith cometh to pass; he shall have it" ( Mark 11:23 )? James hastens to add the same condition, "Let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like …
94688 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.43
… Christian faith, "Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold trials" (1:12, the American Revised Version margin). We remember how Jesus proceeded …
94689 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.50
… through faith .... not of works, that no man should glory" ( Ephesians 2:8 - 9 ). "We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law" ( Romans …
94690 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.51
… by faith. How can that be possible? The faith meant by James is the faith of a dead orthodoxy, an intellectual assent to the dogmas of the church which does not …
94691 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.52
… precede faith and are dead works. With James, the faith he denounces is apart from works and is a dead faith.
94692 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.53
… his faith in Romans: God "will render to every man according to his works: to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal …
94693 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.54
… saving faith as well as Paul. He begins with the statement that the proving of our faith works patience and brings perfection (1:3,1). He declares that the prayer …
94694 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.55
… Abraham's "faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect" (2:22). The faith mentioned in all these passages is the faith of the professing Christian …
94695 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. James, Epistle of.62
… in faith and patient in trials. He is slow to wrath, but very quick to detect any sins of speech and hypocrisy of life. He is full of humility, but ready to champion …
94696 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jehoash; Joash.15
… the faith of the king risen to the opportunity then afforded him ( 2 Kings 6:15 - 19 ).
94697 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jehoiakim.6
… steadfast faith and of Yahweh's world-movement and purpose which explains the seeming enormity.
94698 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jehoiakim.9
… sublime faith. But with Jeremiah, conditions had changed. The idea thus engendered, that the temple was bound to stand and with it Jerusalem, an idea confirmed …
94699 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jeremiah (2).14
… his faithful pupil Baruch ( Jeremiah 36:1 - 32; compare Jeremiah 45:1 - 5 ). The book fell into the hands of the king, who burned it. However, Jeremiah dictated the book …
94700 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jeroboam.13
… and faith ( 1 Kings 11:33 ), the nation steered into the Charybdis of revolution and anarchy in which it finally perished.