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. 474) Jas 5:16a . . Confess your sins to one another Words for "your sins" aren't in the Greek manuscript; viz: they're editorial enhancements. Some even pencil in the word "faults" which is no less arbitrary. So we can safely omit "your sins" and clean up that verse to read "Confess to one...

. 473) Jas 5:14 . . Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord Religious fanatics here and there are allowing their underage children to suffer and even die from treatable medical conditions on...

. 472) Jas 5:13b . . Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises. The Greek word translated "sing praises" basically corresponds to the Hebrew word zamar (e.g. Ps 18:49) Both mean pretty much the same thing, to wit: vocals accompanied by instrumental music for the purpose of celebration...

. 471) Jas 5:13a . . Is anyone among you undergoing hardship? Let him pray. Though Jesus' followers weren't experiencing difficulty while he was getting ready for his destiny on the cross (Luke 22:39-46) he no doubt knew that they were soon to undergo a stress test that would cause them to do...

. As to his identification as the Son of Man, it is very easy to prove the Word's human origin began with Adam's creation. ● Luke 1:31-32 . . You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. . . .The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David...

. 470) Jas 5:12 . . Above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but let your yes be yes, and your no be no; so that you may not fall under judgment. Christ took an oath. (Matt 26:62-64, Mark 14:61-62) God takes oaths. (Gen 22:15-18, Heb 6:13-18...

. In the old testament economy, it was customary for a father's eldest son to inherit the entirety of his estate. In time, it became a law for Moses' people whereby the custom was revised a bit so that all of a father's sons could inherit something except that his eldest should receive at least...

. ● Isa 52:13 . . Behold, My servant will prosper, he will be high and lifted up, and greatly exalted. In recognition for the unusual extent of his dedication to God and man, Phil 2:6-11 says God gave Jesus the name that is above every name. Well; those of us schooled in the old testament know...

. It doesn't take long for most Bible readers to realize that much of the information we're given relevant to the Word's incarnation doesn't harmonize; and I suspect that's because we're looking at an incarnation that is both human and divine, viz: an incarnation who is temporal and eternal...

. The status of born-again Christians in God's family circle is that of an adopted child. (Rom 8:15, Gal 4:5, Eph 1:15) Jesus' status is many times more superior than theirs because he's in God's family circle as a paternal child; in point of fact, as God's one and only paternal child. (John...

. 469) Jas 5:10 . . For an example of suffering and patience, brethren; take the prophets who spoke in The Lord's name. The days of Israel, wherein many of the prophets resided, were not ideal, Much of the time, their country was largely dystopian. There's an era looming on the horizon wherein...

. 468) Jas 5:9 . . Do not complain against one another, brethren, that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. If there’s a personality clash between you and a fellow believer; God forbid you should drag other people into the middle of it! And keep in...

. Jesus crucifixion is sometimes called substitutionary. But Christianity's one time atonement is an event that invites observers to participate instead of only watching from the sidelines. To wit: by a mysterious administrative process which I do not yet fully understand, God reckons folks...

. 467) Jas 5:7-8 . . Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand...

. 466) Jas 5:1-3 . . Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries. Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth eaten, your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up...

. 465) Jas 4:13-16 . . Come now, you who say: Today or tomorrow, we shall go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit. . .Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then...

The Catholic Church has yet to produce a passage from the Bible that explicitly talks of a purgatory. Instead, the Church uses passages that allude to the existence of a purgatory. Now, an allusion isn't the same as an illusion, nor the same as a delusion. An allusion is an arrangement of words...

. I see no mention of suffering in either Isa 66:23-24, Mark 9:43-48, nor Rev 20:11-15. _

. 464) Jas 4:11b-12 . . He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another? * One way to...

. 463) Jas 4:11a . . Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. The Greek word for "speak evil" basically pertains to slander. Webster's defines "slander" as: the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and/or damage another's reputation and/or a false and defamatory...