James 4:5 is one of the hardest verses to translate in the New Testament. What makes it so challenging and what does the verse really mean? While it is hard to have total certainty, we can at least begin to move toward some solutions. And maybe our exercise here will help us think more critically and (we hope!) accurately regarding other passages in the future.
"Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?" (James 4:5 NIV)
Missions: The Big Picture and Practical Takeaways
The Children and the Rich Young Ruler | Matthew
The Two Witnesses Lie Dead for Three and a Half Days | Revelation 11
The Importance of Getting Missions Right
“Because of Your Hardness of Heart”: How Divorce is Regulated in the OT and the NT | Matthew 19:1-10
The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 | Revelation 11:1-6
"Except for Porneia": Understanding Christ's Most Important Statement on Divorce and Remarriage | Matthew 19:9
What about Those Who Have Never Heard About Jesus? | Romans 1, 10, & 15
Why Should Revelation be Read Mainly Symbolically *not* Literally? | Revelation 10
Jesus on Divorce and Remarriage | Matthew 19:1-9
What is a Missionary? | Acts 13-14 [Missions: Week 2]
The Seven Trumpets and Demonic Locusts | Revelation 8:6 - 9:21
What is the Mission of the Church? | Matthew 28:18-20 [Missions: Week 1]
Jesus on God's Good Design for Marriage | Matthew 19:1-6
Problems with the Pretribulation Rapture and an Encouragement to Pray | Revelation 8:1-5
The Surprising Twist Ending of Jonah | Jonah 4
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant | Matthew 18:21-35
The 144,000, the Tribulation, and the Great Multitude | Revelation 7:9-17
The Great Awakening in Nineveh | Jonah 3
Membership, Discipline, and Authority in the Local Church | Matthew 18:12-20
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