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$\"JesusJames*.jpg\"$ <\/span>James finds evidence of a problem in the messianic community, especially among the teachers, and he finds the source of the problem to be the yearning, desiring, and craving for power. He must tell them so (James 4:1-3). Next he connects the self-originating issues in a connection with the world (4:4-6):<\/p>\n

You adulterous
\npeople, don\u2019t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward
\nGod? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of
\nGod. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely? But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cGod opposes the proud
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but gives grace to the humble.\u201d^{<\/sup><\/p><\/blockquote>\n}
And the last little paragraph fills up volumes of debate, and we\u2019ll get to that debate in due course.<\/p>\n
^{<\/sup><\/p><\/blockquote>\n}

\nLike his brother, he posits two options and draws a big line in the sand and says, \u201cTake your pick.\u201d Choose \u201cfriendship\u201d with God or choose friendship with the world. James sets up this contrast with \u201cyou adulterous people,\u201d which strikes readers today as harsh, esp for someone who has made it clear that use of the tongue is so important. In James\u2019 mind, this is not inconsistent so we should give him a break.<\/p>\n
The point is clear: those who are in friendship with the world, seen in misuse of the tongue and lack of wisdom and the acting out of craving desires, hate God. (Friendship and hate, as contrasts, come perhaps from Jesus: Luke 14:26-27.)<\/p>\n
This is one serious contrast, and James\u2019 intent is to pry the teachers loose from their self-originating desires. Adultery makes sense here: friendship with God cannot be shared with the world \u2014 it\u2019s adulterous in one\u2019s relationship with God.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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