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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - James 3:1-18

James 3:1 . Be not many masters: διδασκαλοι , teachers. In some assemblies they might all prophesy one by one, but no man should be too forward; he will never shine as a teacher, unless he be a teacher. Paul gives the same caution against premature teachers, in 1 Timothy 1:7. James 3:17 . The wisdom that is from above is first pure. It converses with glory, it hates sin, and shuns its first approach. Then peaceable, doing nothing to vex or grieve another. Gentle, full of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:1

James 3:1Be not many masters--The qualifications necessary for teachers of ChristianityThe words might have been better rendered thus, “Be not many teachers, knowing that we shall undergo a severer judgment”; and were occasioned by certain novices assuming the office of teachers when utterly unqualified for it.The meaning is, the office of a spiritual instructor is attended with great difficulty and danger, and the duties of it are hard to be discharged. Let none undertake it rashly, destitute... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:2

James 3:2In many things we offend allNo perfection in this lifeI.How THIS APPEARS. 1. From other passages of Scripture (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Pr 2Ch 6:36; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 1:10). 2. That none can expect to arrive at a sinless perfection in this life will appear, if we consider the many instances which are recorded in the Scripture of the sins of some of the most eminent saints and servants of God. 3. The experience of our own times confirms this same sad truth, that all have their infirmities,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:3-4

James 3:3-4We put bits in the horses’ mouthsSimilitudes1.It is good to illustrate Divine things by similitudes taken from earthly.(1) Our knowledge is by sense; by things known we the better apprehend those that are unknown: and by an earthly matter, with which we are acquainted, we conceive of the worth of that which is heavenly and spiritual.(2) In a similitude the thing is doubly represented, and with a sweet variety; though we know the man, we delight to view the picture. 2. Nature, art,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:5-6

James 3:5-6The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great thingsThe power of the tongueI.WORDS ARE THE EXPRESSIONS OF THOUGHTS. Says Max Muller, with concise truth, “The word is the thought incarnate.” The Greek word translated “brotherly love” was unknown until Christianity coined it to declare a new relation revealed to men. It depended upon the Christian Church to exemplify the virtue expressed in the word “humility.” Every word we speak has its history, and in its appointed time each has... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:7-8

James 3:7-8The tongue can no man tameThe taming of the tongueThe intense practicalness of James as a religious teacher leads him directly to this topic of the taming of the tongue.Here he sees, what every man to whom behaviour is a chief concern must see, one of the pivotal points of character. The religion that does not rule the speech is a failure and a fraud. The tongue, in the figure of James, is a wild beast that needs taming--fierce, reasonless, uncontrollable. A good part of the evils of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:9

James 3:9; James 3:12Therewith bless we GodThe moral contradictions in the reckless talkerIn these concluding sentences of the paragraph respecting sins of the tongue St.James does two things--he shows the moral chaos to which the Christian who fails to control his tongue is reduced, and he thereby shows such a man how vain it is for him to hope that the worship which he offers to Almighty God can be pure and acceptable. He has made himself the channel of hellish influences. He cannot at... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:12

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:13

James 3:13Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledgeDivine wisdomIn Scripture the term “wisdom” ordinarily signifies the knowledge and fear of God, especially that enlightening of the mind which flows from the word and spirit of Christ; and the superior excellence of this wisdom may be well expressed in the words of Solomon (Proverbs 3:13-14).Much of what is called wisdom and knowledge among men can scarcely be said to have any influence at all, and very frequently all that can be said in its... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:14

James 3:14Bitter envying and strife in your heartsEnvying and strife1.Envy is the mother of strife. They are often coupled (Romans 1:29, 1Co 3:3; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Galatians 5:20). Envy is the source of all heresies. Arius envied Peter of Alexandria, and thence those bitter strifes and persecutions. It must needs be so. Envy is an eager desire of our own fame, and a maligning of that which others have. Well, then, “let nothing be done through strife and vainglory” Philippians 2:3). Scorn to... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - James 3:1-18

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:1

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:2

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:3-4

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:5-6

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:7-8

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:9

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:12

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:13

The Biblical Illustrator - James 3:14

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