Study it in the app“You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder.”
James: show me your faith without deeds, and I will show mine by deedsFaith
YouσὺbelieveπιστεύειςthatὅτιGodὁ θεόςisἐστινone;εἷςyou doποιεῖςwell.καλῶςEvenκαὶthe demonsτὰ δαιμόνιαbelieve,πιστεύουσινandκαὶshudder.φρίσσουσιν
James says: “You believe that God is one”; Deuteronomy 6:4: “YHWH our Elohim, YHWH is one.”
The same term appears in both passages.
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteueis” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heis” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poieis” appearswell
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appearsdemon
An evil spirit that oppresses people.
Where else “daimonia” appearsshudder
Shudder, tremble with fear.
Where else “phrissousin” appearsRecalls Deuteronomy 6:4.
18But someone will say: You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith apart from works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
19 · This verse (above)
20But do you want to know, O empty man, that faith apart from works is barren?
1. What it says
What situation does James describe with the man in the gold ring and the poor man, and what does he say about it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
James says faith without works is dead (v. 14-17). What example does he use, and what is he trying to show?
3. How I live it
Whom could you treat today with the same attention you would give to someone important?
