Transcript Midweek
July 17,24 2013 James 5: 1-12
James 5: 1-12 NIV
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. hoarded wealth in the last days. ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 4 fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. 6 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. the door!
9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at 10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.
Warning to the Rich
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” for a little while and then vanishes. 15 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. James 4:13-17 NIV 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” 16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ there I will store my surplus grain. 19 grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 21 NIV 21 20 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:15-
Patience on the Lord
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. the door! 10 the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. James 5:7-11 NIV My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19-20 NIV And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. else. I Thessalonians 5:19-20 NIV 15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone Be still before the L ORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the L ORD will inherit the land. Psalms 37:7-9 NIV
Oaths
12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned James 5:12 NIV “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. Matthew 5:33-37 NIV