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#James #Speaker/Ray
James 5:13-15
[!bible]- James 5:13-15 !Jas 5#13..15
What is repetitive? Pray
Every verse has the word "pray" in it. This section is no doubt about prayer.
Suffering: All kinds!
- spiritual
- emotional
- financial
- etc.
There is the idea that we need to suffer with patience. (v10) -> how do you suffer with patience , with prayer (v13)
Spergian: If you have not prayed then you ... #TODO
v14-15
interestingly there are no parallel scriptures found elsewhere.
Who is involved?
Who is Involved
The church
The assumption is that people are apart of the church. God does not want us to live as a lone individual.
Look at the whole NT, we are meant to be bear one another's burdens. We are meant to be in community!
The Elders
Who are they?
- Ray
- Chris/(Raymond?)
- Lee
Hebrews verse about following the elders and how will give an account
The Sick
- The people who feel overwhelmed.
- ~35min get others The def of sick ^
All of us will feel beat down, overwhelmed! We have every right to call on the elders to pray over us!
What is involved
Sick
It is the sicks responsibility to call the elders! Why? Because James says the sick should call the elders. It is not the job/responsibility of the elders to find the sick. This is not necessarily that this is a public event. This is meant to be a private affair.
Oil
Anointing with oil. The oil is not the "healing" factor.
- The oil could be medicinal
- The good Samaritan
- Sacramental
- King David
- Symbolic
- #transcript
All of the above requires faith! V15 -> "offered in faith"
Prayer
#transcript
HOMEWORK: #transcript Let Ray know what our thoughts are about this passage, specifically v14-15
This is a very difficult passage.
What is we do this and it fails? ~ Better to try in faith and fail then never believe in the lord #transcript