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#James
#Speaker/Ray
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> [!bible]- James 4:1-10
> ![[Jas 4#1..10]]
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Fence sitters are on shaky ground that will fall to one side or the other!
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Your passions are sin and love with the world.
hating your brother is the same as murder. See sermon on the mount and in 1 john
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When we are hostile to others it shows that we are showing hostility to God!
v4: James it making a point about spiritual faithfulness. See also Ephesians.
jerm 3:20
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There more we conform to this world the more we are committing adultery to God.
There is a danger when you cheat on God. James is using vivid imagery to show that fence sitting is not actually that. It causes great pain to the Lord.
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v5: See exodus, God says he is a jealous for us.
God's jealousy is one the is like a husband's longing for his wife's affection.
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v8-10 are all here to show us how to draw near to God
- Resist the devil
- Stop trusting in worldly wisdom
- Resit forceably!
- Draw near and he will draw near to you
- seek God repentantly!
- Psalm 51!
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- Pursue purity!
- Do the right thing but also with the right heart.
- Hands and mind!
- Mourn
- Take your sin ** *very*** seriously!
- the world does not see sin as a big deal
- Our sin should bring us sorrow
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- when was the last time we grieved over our sin to God?
- Humble
- When you are humble God will lift you up.
- We dont have to worry about making ourselves feel better.
- We wont see the approval of the world.
