James Teaches Grace and Humility James 4:6-10 James 4:6a But [God] gives more grace

James Teaches Grace and Humility

James 4:6-10

James 4:6a But [God] gives more grace.

REFLECTION 20: God gives grace instead of grace


John 1:16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.


Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.


Romans 5:20b where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace

also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal

life through Jesus Christ our Lord.


James 4:6b “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”


Romans 3:9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under

sin, 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;

11 no one understands; no one seeks for God.

12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;

no one does good, not even one.”


13 “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to

deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their

lips.” 14 “Their mouth is full of curses

and bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed

blood; 16 in their paths are ruin and

misery, 17 and the way of peace they have

not known.” 18 “There is no fear of God before

their eyes.”


Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are

justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in

Christ Jesus,


“They that know God will be humble; they that know

themselves cannot be proud.” John Flavel


“They that know God will be humble; they that know

themselves cannot be proud.” John Flavel

“As pride is the beginning of sin, humility must be the beginning of

the Christian life.” Augustine


REFLECTION 21: Humble repentance is our response


Isaiah 6:5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a

people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of

hosts!”


James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to

God, and he will draw near to you.


Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have

been brought near by the blood of Christ.


Acts 17:26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on

all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should seek

God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of

us,


James 4:8b Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts,

you double-minded.


Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to

present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to

God, which is your spiritual worship. 2b Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by

the renewal of your mind,


“Father, I want to know Thee, but my cowardly heart fears to give up its toys. I cannot part with them without inward bleeding, and I do

not try to hide from Thee the terror of the parting. I come trembling,

but I do come. Please root from my heart all those things which I have cherished so long and which have

become a very part of my living self, so that thou mayest enter and dwell

there without a rival.” A.W.Tozer -Pursuit of

God


James 4:9 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned

to mourning and your joy to gloom.


2 Kings 22:19 because your heart was penitent, and you humbled

yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants,

that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,

declares the LORD.


James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.


Matthew 7:13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and

those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the

way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.


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James Teaches Grace and Humility James 4:6-10 James 4:6a But [God] gives more grace