2 your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes 3 your gold and silver are corroded. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the lord almighty You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter 6 you have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you. 5 ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton
Ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter 6 ye have condemned and killed the just And he doth not resist you. James 5 serves as the concluding chapter of the epistle of james in the new testament, providing counsel on handling wealth, suffering, prayer, sickness, and sin. 6 you have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you 7 be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the lord’s coming.
The book of james is about specifically understanding what saving faith looks like How does faith in christ reveal itself in a believer's life What choices does real trust in god lead us to make Those are the questions james answers. David guzik commentary on james 5, where james rebukes the rich and gives a call for patient endurance in light of the coming judgment. And he doth not resist you
7 be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the lord. The roman catholic church (council of trent, session 14) declared that this anointing of the sick is a sacrament “instituted by christ and promulgated by blessed james the apostle.”
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