Your hiding under ignorance. I detailed why James is different than 1 Cor 13:10 and you accuse me being too Greek. So I use exclusively use English versions to which the KJV was one of them and say the same thing and you say I'm using too modern translation and declare your original point is still valid. It still is false even if you refuse to study beyond 400 yr old English words, I might add in the 16th century the general thought was this passage meant meeting Jesus in heaven and all they used to come to that was the KJV
I am a simple person. I like it when folks talk to me plainly in not in a language that is no longer in existence that they cannot possibly know with 100% certainty. For Paul even says, "Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech" (2 Corinthians 3:12).
Again, lets look at the two chapters to see their similarities.
#1.
Perfect is present in both.
"But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away." (1 Corinthians 13:10).
"But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:25).
#2.
Mirror/Glass is present in both.
"For now we see through a glass, darkly;"
(1 Corinthians 13:12).
23 "For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:23-25).
#3.
Looking into a Mirror/Glass is present in both.
"For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:" (1 Corinthians 13:12).
We see through a glass, but we can see our reflection in this glass and become face to face with ourselves (i.e. the reflection of our face, and our real face).
23 "For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:23-25).
#4.
Love is present in both.
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." (1 Corinthians 13:13).
"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." (James 1:12).
#5. Being immature (a
child, knowing in part, or
forgetful) is present in both.
Children lack knowledge. They know in part.
11 "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." (1 Corinthians 13:11-12).
James talks about how one who does not do God's Word is like a person who looks into a mirror and forgets what he looks like. They know in part, too. They may know certain things, but they cannot remember what they look like in the mirror. They are like a child if they do not obey God's Word.
22 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:22-25).
Children can sometimes be forgetful, too.
In addition, we also have to take a step back and remind ourselves that 1 Corinthians 13 is the famous love chapter. How did Jesus say we are to love Him? Jesus says, if you love me, keep my commandments (John 14:15). These commandments are found within His Word. James says,
3 "...the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." (James 1:3-4).
"But
whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty,
and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work,
this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:25).
I was referencing James. I have heard some say that passage in James is no longer applicable to today, which I disagree with.
