James 4:6b- Christological focus
Whenever approaching a particular passage of Scripture it is the duty of every Christian to meditate on how the verse or verses in view reveal the glory of Christ in light of who He is and what He has done. This spiritual truth- that Jesus is truly the subject of all of Scripture- has been examined in a previous post.
->In commenting on my last post concerning James 4:6b, Baptist pastor Jeff Richard Young showed an understanding of this Christ-centered understanding of Scripture by immediately referring me to Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:3-5 as well as Mary's song concerning her being chosen as the vessel of the incarnation as recorded in Luke chapter one. Upon further study (at least at this time) I plan to focus the specifically Christological portion of my teaching concerning James 4:6b on the doctrine Jesus presents in Matthew 5:3 ("Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.),
on the parable of Jesus about the Pharisee and the tax collector recorded in Luke 18:9-14, and on the words of the Apostle concerning the humiliation of Christ on our behalf found in Philippians 2:5-11. Again, if anyone has any insight into the relationship of these passages to one another, your comments would be greatly appreciated.
->In commenting on my last post concerning James 4:6b, Baptist pastor Jeff Richard Young showed an understanding of this Christ-centered understanding of Scripture by immediately referring me to Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:3-5 as well as Mary's song concerning her being chosen as the vessel of the incarnation as recorded in Luke chapter one. Upon further study (at least at this time) I plan to focus the specifically Christological portion of my teaching concerning James 4:6b on the doctrine Jesus presents in Matthew 5:3 ("Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.),
on the parable of Jesus about the Pharisee and the tax collector recorded in Luke 18:9-14, and on the words of the Apostle concerning the humiliation of Christ on our behalf found in Philippians 2:5-11. Again, if anyone has any insight into the relationship of these passages to one another, your comments would be greatly appreciated.
posted by Andrew Lindsey | 11:38 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Andrew,
As you know, humility is more than accepting God's sovereign power and giving Him thanks for the good that He does. It is more than even recognizing that He is the one responsible for the good in us.
"The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: 'God, I thank You...'"
(emphasis mine)
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