Come let us reason together

[Dorothyne]

Jam 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Jam 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Jam 1:16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Jam 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Jam 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Jam 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Jam 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Jam 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jam 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Jam 1:23 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:
Jam 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Jam 1:25 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.
Jam 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [is] vain.
Jam 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world. KJV

Can any1 give me a verse by verse break down in modern English?

Does any1 belive this?

Why?

Why not?

Do u live it?

Why?

Why not?

Do u want to?

Why?

Why not?

 

 

[wvmtnkid]

Hi Dorothyne-

I am going to move this to the Bibliology and Hermeneutics Forum where I think you will probably get more the response you are looking for!

 

[ZiSunka]

1:14
Everyone is tempted by his own desires as they lure him away and trap him.

1:15
Then desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. When sin grows up, it gives birth to death.

1:16
My dear brothers and sisters, don't be fooled.

1:17
Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn't change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon.

1:18
God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.

1:19
Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.

1:20
An angry person doesn't do what God approves of.

1:21
So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.

1:22
Do what God's word says. Don't merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves.

1:23
If someone listens to God's word but doesn't do what it says, he is like a person who looks at his face in a mirror,

1:24
studies his features, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like.

1:25
However, the person who continues to study God's perfect teachings that make people free and who remains committed to them will be blessed. People like that don't merely listen and forget; they actually do what God's teachings say.

1:26
If a person thinks that he is religious but can't control his tongue, he is fooling himself. That person's religion is worthless.

1:27
Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world.

 

[debs]

sorry, not too good on the KJV. the NIV is my 'english version"
Maybe we could take one sentence at a time..theres alot in here..any bit in particular youd like to start on?
PS of course I belive this..practical application of the word is everything..

 

[Dorothyne]

Originally posted by lambslove
1:14
Everyone is tempted by his own desires as they lure him away and trap him.

1:15
Then desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. When sin grows up, it gives birth to death.

1:16
My dear brothers and sisters, don't be fooled.

1:17
Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn't change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon.

1:18
God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.

1:19
Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.

1:20
An angry person doesn't do what God approves of.

1:21
So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.

1:22
Do what God's word says. Don't merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves.

1:23
If someone listens to God's word but doesn't do what it says, he is like a person who looks at his face in a mirror,

1:24
studies his features, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like.

1:25
However, the person who continues to study God's perfect teachings that make people free and who remains committed to them will be blessed. People like that don't merely listen and forget; they actually do what God's teachings say.

1:26
If a person thinks that he is religious but can't control his tongue, he is fooling himself. That person's religion is worthless.

1:27
Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world.

Are those ur words? Looking 4 a more personal interpetation. Now just words u copy from a translation. but words that come from ur heart and ur life?

Is any 1 living what they say they believe?