It may be that James is not specially thinking of Jesus when he speaks about the righteous man but of the evil man's instinctive hatred of the good man. WAITING FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD The Power of Patience James 5:7-9 "Brothers, have patience until the coming of the Lord. Look you, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, patiently waiting for it until it receives the early and the late rains. So do you too be patient. Make firm your hearts for the coming of the Lord is near. Brothers, do not complain against each other, that you may not be condemned. Look you, the judge stands at the door." The Epistle of to the Twelve Tribes of is about spiritual “Yakov Israel” maturity. And that is, essentially, about patience (1:1-5). CONSNISTENCY 7] Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. The secret of strategic patience is to keep focused on the imminence of His Second Coming. The early church lived in expectation of the immediate Second Coming of Jesus Christ; and James exhorts his people to wait with patience for the few years which remain. Some Greek scholars believe that refers to patience with respect to persons; and “long-suffering” refers to patience with respect to circumstances. “endurance” David was troubled by the prosperity of the wicked: Psalm 37:35-36. In this same Psalm, he also gave the same advice that James gave: in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself “Rest because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to (Ps 37:7). pass” The Christian can be likened to a to the “Spiritual farmer,” sensitive seasons, sowing the seed and watering, sensitive to the soil, etc.
It may be that James is not specially thinking of Jesus when he speaks about the righteous man but of the evil man's instinctive hatred of the good man. WAITING FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD The Power of Patience James 5:7-9 "Brothers, have patience until the coming of the Lord. Look you, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, patiently waiting for it until it receives the early and the late rains. So do you too be patient. Make firm your hearts for the coming of the Lord is near. Brothers, do not complain against each other, that you may not be condemned. Look you, the judge stands at the door." The Epistle of “Yakov to the Twelve Tribes of Israel” is about spiritual maturity. And that is, essentially, about patience (1:1-5). CONSNISTENCY 7] Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. The secret of strategic patience is to keep focused on the imminence of His Second Coming. The early church lived in expectation of the immediate Second Coming of Jesus Christ; and James exhorts his people to wait with patience for the few years which remain. Some Greek scholars believe that “long-suffering” refers to patience with respect to persons; and “endurance” refers to patience with respect to circumstances. David was troubled by the prosperity of the wicked: Psalm 37:35-36. In this same Psalm, he also gave the same advice that James gave: “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass” (Ps 37:7). The Christian can be likened to a “Spiritual farmer,” sensitive to the seasons, sowing the seed and watering, sensitive to the soil, etc.
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